US Navy Civil War Campaign Medal 1767 With Research - USN Campaign Badge
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:101861 | Modified Item: No |
| Type: Medal | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
Attributed US Navy Civil War campaign medal issued to Acting 3rd Assistant Engineer John S. Roake for service on the USS Mary Sanford from August 1863 to May 1864. He left the Navy in July 1864 due to an accidental injury to his eye. The medal roster that shows the attribution was compiled by the late Col. Al Gleim.The medal is official issue and was manufactured for the government by Bailey, Banks and Biddle of Philadelphia. It is re-ribboned, with a replacement brooch. There is a repair t...o ring on top of planchet. Sold with with two dozen pages of research copied from Roake’s pension file. Attributed Civil War campaign medals, especially to officers, are rare and desirable. Terms of sale: All medals are unconditionally guaranteed as original. Seller is a life member of the Orders and Medals Society of America and follows their Code of Ethics. Payment must be received within 3 days of the end of the auction or I reserve the right to void the transaction. I only ship to addresses that are confirmed with PayPal.
