Description: UP FOR SALE:Rare Antique American Civil War Veterans GAR Masquerade Concert & Dance NH! 1880! Fantastic Antique American Civil War Vets Grand Army of the Republic Dance Program! Seventh Annual Masqurade, Promenade Concert & Dance Direction of: Herman Shedd Post No. 27, Dept. N.H. Grand Army of the Republic Venue: Union Hall Location: New Ipswich, New Hampshire (NH) Date: January 23, 1880 Music: Wright's Orchestra of Fitchburg, Massachusetts (MA) Concert Songs: 1) Grand March, One Country (Hail Columbia) 2) Five minutes to form acquaintances 3) March, One Flag, (Star Spangled Banner) 4) A Good Time, (Laugh and Grow Fat) 5) Waltz, Polka, Schottische 6) March, Union and Liberty (Marching Through Georgia) 7) Quadrille in Costume, Drive Dull Care Away, (When we Marched) Rations: Meet Again in 1881 "Please wear masks till Supper. No lady or Gentlemen will disturb the costume of another; this we hope will be observed by all" INFO: "The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (U.S. Navy), and the Marines who served in the American Civil War. It was founded in 1866 in Decatur, Illinois, and grew to include thousands of "posts" (local community units) across the North and West. It was dissolved in 1956 at the death of its last member, Albert Woolson. According to Stuart McConnell: The Grand Army of the Republic, the largest of all Union Army veterans' organizations, was the most powerful single-issue political lobby of the late nineteenth century, securing massive pensions for veterans and helping to elect five postwar presidents from its own membership. To its members, it was also a secret fraternal order, a source of local charity, a provider of entertainment in small municipalities, and a patriotic organization.[1] Linking men through their experience of the war, the GAR became among the first organized advocacy groups in American politics, supporting voting rights for black veterans, promoting patriotic education, helping to make Memorial Day a national holiday, lobbying Congress to establish regular veterans' pensions, and supporting Republican political candidates. Its peak membership, at 410,000, was in 1890, a high point of various Civil War commemorative and monument dedication ceremonies." (WIKI) (MORE INFO: More information can be found at the end of the gallery images. This info is for Reference Only and does not come with the Dance Card) A great piece of 19th Century American Ephemera! Actual item pictured! Item comes as seen and as is! Please see all photos!Shipping includes insurance & tracking for both buyer and seller's protection!If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask! Thanks for stopping in! Scantic Antiques
Price: 26.99 USD
Location: East Longmeadow, Massachusetts
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Theme: Militaria
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
