Woman's Relief Corps (W.R.C.) Conductor Badge, 1883-1920
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In 1883, the Woman's Relief Corp (WRC) was recognized as an auxiliary organization to the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), a Civil War Union veterans' association. The WRC not only supported the G.A.R.'s mission to aid Union veterans, but also assisted former Army nurses and promoted patriotism through education. WRC conventions were usually held at the same time as the ones for the G.A.R.
In 1883, the Woman's Relief Corp (WRC) was recognized as an auxiliary organization to the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), a Civil War Union veterans' association. The WRC not only supported the G.A.R.'s mission to aid Union veterans, but also assisted former Army nurses and promoted patriotism through education. WRC conventions were usually held at the same time as the ones for the G.A.R.
Artifact
Badge
Date Made
1883-1920
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2003.0.5.90
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Medal
Bronze
Ribbon (Material)
Silk (Textile)
Color
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 1.5 in
Inscriptions
obverse: CONDUCTOR / F C L / WOMANS RELIEF CORPS 1883 [F C L are intertwined and the last part of the inscription is clockwise around the Maltese Cross medallion] reverse: PATENTED MAY 4. AND SEPT.23.1886.
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