A fantastic badge from a 1887 Gettysburg reunion of General George Picketts men and the veterans of the 71st Pennsylvania Infantry, the California Regiment. The badge was worn at the monument dedication and reception of Picketts men on July 2-3-4, 1887. The really neat thing about this badge is a menu to the 2nd Anniversary Supper of the 71st Pennsylvania is attached to the back of the badge. If you have the opportunity to own one of these badges, you probably don't have a menu attached to the back!
The badge is half blue and half gray. Written in gold lettering on the badge is "California Regiment - 71 PA. Dedication of Monument and Reception of Picketts Division - Gettysburg, PA. - July 2-3-4, 1887". The badge has metalic fringe attached to the ribbon is approximately 7 3/4 inches by 2 1/2 inches. Attached to the back of the badge is the menu discussed above. What a great and hard to find badge!!! Picketts Brigade and the 71st Pennsylvania Infanty - the California Regiment- you can't find two better regiments on both sides of the Civil War, and both are on the same Gettysburg ribbon!