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Lot 5376

An interesting Civil War era National Battle pin commemorating the Army of the Potomac's campaign of 1862

8 June 2015, 10:00 PDT
San Francisco

Sold for US$351 inc. premium

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An interesting Civil War era National Battle pin commemorating the Army of the Potomac's campaign of 1862

The gilt brass, shield-shaped pinback medal with center panel molded with the date 1862, the figure of Lady Liberty, a scales, books, a scroll and crossed sabers around all centering an oval niche now with an associated miniature image of Col. Elmer Ellsworth in a brass frame. This within a raised border molded with the names and dates of ten battles from May through September, 1862, many rendered in abbreviations: 1) W.MS.Burgh (Williamsburg) May 5/Fair Oaks May 31/Mch.S.Ville(Mechanicsville) June 25/Ga.S Mills (Gaines Mills) June 27/Pch. Orchard (Peach Orchard or Allen's Farm) June 29/Savage Stn. (Station) June 29/CCC.Roads (Charles City Crossroads, (Battle of Glendale) June 30/Malvern Hill July 1/South Mtn. Sept. 12/Antietam Sept. 17.
Condition: Fine. Minor wear to gilt finish. Portrait a later addition.

Height: 1 1/4".

Footnotes

Note: Together with a facsimile of a period newspaper ad for the National Battle pin. These were offered commercially during the Civil War and commemorated various Union generals. This pin originally would have had a portrait of General George McClellan.

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