Raynors HCA 2017-06
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/1/2017
A fancy printed menu, 6” x 8”, 4pp., with board covers. The front cover is colored printed with an embossed image of the Legion’s medal. The interior prints the menu details, “"Military Order of the loyal Legion of the United States, Annual Banquet of the Commander of the District of Columbia ... City of Washington, February 12, 1891 ..” ...plus, An example of The Legions medal is included. The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, (MOLLUS), or simply as the Loyal Legion is a United States patriotic order, organized April 15, 1865, by officers of the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps of the United States who "had aided in maintaining the honor, integrity, and supremacy of the national movement" during the American Civil War. It was formed by loyal union military officers in response to rumors from Washington of a conspiracy to destroy the Federal government by assassination of its leaders, in the immediate aftermath of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.[1] They stated their purpose as the cherishing of the memories and associations of the war waged in defense of the unity and indivisibility of the Republic; the strengthening of the ties of fraternal fellowship and sympathy formed by companionship in arms; the relief of the widows and children of dead companions of the order; and the advancement of the general welfare of the soldiers and sailors of the United States.
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