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G.A.R. (in fancy old English letters) / DEPARTMENT OF (arched) / IOWA (arched) / June 4-5-6 / 1901. (to right is a red, 3 leaf clover with 2ND CORPS in red beneath. To the left is a medal on a ribbon. The ribbon is topped by an eagle and is in the form of old glory, while the medal is a 5-pointed star with a picture of uniformed men shaking hands. Around perimeter in tiny tsp letters is): GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC (arched) 1861 VETERANS 1866 (reverse arched). (The reverse of the glass has a large portrait of a man's head and shoulders and): COMPLIMENTS OF / GEO. METZGER / DAVENPORT,IA. |
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| Glass Category: | Souvenir | |
| Glass Type: | Thin-walled shot | |
| Label Type: | White and red-etched | |
| Dimensions: | *2-7/16" x 2-1/16" x 1-9/16" | |
| Edmonson: | OASG, p. 48, entry #2 | |
| State: | IA | |
| City: | Davenport | |
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*Glass measurements have not been confirmed. George Metzger was born in Germany, on April 19, 1845, and five years later came to America with his parents, locating in New York. At the age of seventeen he enlisted in Company I, One Hundred and Twenty-fifth New York Volunteers. He was severely wounded at Gettysburg and again at Auburn Church, Virginia, and was mustered from service with honorable discharge in July, 1865. In the fall of 1869 he came to Iowa and set up in business in Davenport. Always interested in politics, he was active in the advancement of local and State affairs. In 1894 he was appointed custodian of public buildings by Governor Frank D. Jackson, and two years later he was reappointed by Governor Francis M. Drake. In 1898 he was appointed Postmaster of Davenport - a position which he held for several years. As a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and as Commander of August Wentz Post No. 1, he labored many years for the best interest of his comrades. In 1901 he was elected Commander of the Iowa Department. After his retirement from this office he continued to serve on important committees of the Grand Army and to prove his worth as a true soldier, serving his fellowman in peace as well as in war. He lived to the age of seventy-eight, passing away quietly at his home in Davenport on September 23, 1923. (from an eBay listing)  Company name timeline: Geo. Metzer Address timeline: No information Find out more about Geo. Metzer | ||
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