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Slice-O-Pie t1_j0su778 wrote

Great image. I've seen a lot of CW images from Maine, but have never seen this one before, I imagine it's quite rare.

That might be a 1913 Gettysburg reunion ribbon he's wearing.

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Nixx_Mazda OP t1_j0swm6x wrote

Oh, you sound like you know things.

Here, I had scanned it at mega size. I did a quick edit for contrast. (Edit: oh wait, looks like when I combined the front and back I did that edit too)

https://i.imgur.com/oWLP5u4.jpg

What's on the hat?

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Slice-O-Pie t1_j12gw6m wrote

I think I read 'Reunion' on the ribbon. CW vets were very keen on reunions and veteran associations like the GAR, so it could be anything. I said the 1913 Gettysburg reunion because it was quite an event, the 50th anniversary of the battle, and over 50 thousand vets attended.

Here's the hat badge :LINK

And here's a link to more photos and mentions of your ancestor: LINK

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Nixx_Mazda OP t1_j19eimt wrote

Very cool, thanks.

I thought I was reading 'CAR', but 'GAR' makes more sense. ;)

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