Original U.S. CIvil War Grand Army of the Republic Medal Lot - 4 Items Brunswick Rifle before the formation of the

before the formation of the Waffen SS and 3rd SS Panzer Division

which research tells us was a Privateer

The reverse is plain with a vertical needle style pin

almost drenched in history and quite filthy

The 'citron' (lemon) nickname was a common one for grenades

Original U.S. CIvil War Grand Army of the Republic Medal Lot - 4 Items Brunswick Rifle before the formation of theThe 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 hundreds of "posts" (local community units) across the North and West. It was dissolved in 1956 at the death of its last member. According to Stuart McConnell: The Grand Army of the