Scheda, H., artist. Second Regiment Infantry Corps National Guards First Brigade Headquarters N.G. of PA. Company [membership certificate] [graphic].

Second Regiment Infantry Corps National Guards First Brigade Headquarters N.G. of PA. Company [membership certificate] [graphic].

Copyrighted by John Coakley.

Isssued to Charles H. Speckman elected as honorary member of G. Company, Second Regiment, N.G. of PA. June 11, 1896. Signed Jno. T. Hughes, Captain; M. Jos. Ernst, First Sergeant Attest: Charles H. Speakmen, Secretary.

Membership certificate containing patriotic, state, and National Guard iconography. Includes the Pennsylvania coat of arms bordered by American flags; two National Guard members in uniform with one holding a rifle and the other a sword; and the" N.G." insignia surrounded by a pyramid of cannon balls, and cannons, drum, flags, and wagon wheels over the banner with the motto "Non Sibi Sed Patria," i.e. "Not Self but Country." Also shows an American eagle perched on top of the seal. The Pennsylvania Militia was legally renamed the National Guard of Pennsylvania in 1870.