Commemorative medal for 32nd Annual Encampment of G.A.R (Grand Army of the Republic, a veterans organization formed of Union army veterans) at Mount Vernon, OH. Obv: Facing bust of Lorin Andrews in uniform. “DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI COL. LORIN ANDREWS / OF KNOX COUNTY / OHIO’S / FIRST VOLUNTEER SOLDIER” Rev: Monument on Mount Vernon town square. “* 32nd ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT DEPT. OF OHIO G.A.R. MT VERNON. O. * JUNE 14-16. 1898” Bronze, 37 mm. First submission by Herman Blanton, July 9, 2008. Image courtesy of Ohio Coin, Springfield OH.
Mount Vernon GAR 1898 32 Encampment
