United States. A West Virginia Medal Of Honor 1861-1865, Class I, "Honorably Discharged" Auction Archive The 37 mm wide sweatband

The 37 mm wide sweatband is fabricated from leather

Quebec on April 23

” for Adolf Baumeister

now with the 17th Reserve Battalion

United States. A West Virginia Medal Of Honor 1861-1865, Class I, "Honorably Discharged" Auction Archive The 37 mm wide sweatbandIn bronze, obverse illustrating a figure of Liberty at the right, her arms extended and about to place a wreath on the head of an approaching soldier with her right hand, her left hand holding a scroll and presenting it to the soldier, an eagle perched on a pedestal behind Liberty, with a box of growing cereals behind the soldier, the coat of arms of the state of West Virginia below, flanked by the dates "1861" and "1865" and incorporating a ribbon