United States. An Army Civil War Campaign Medal 1861-1865 Hold The Battalion sailed May 28

The Battalion sailed May 28

The case of issue is constructed of  heavy pressed paper with a dark blue lightly textured faux leather (leatherette) exterior

5 Convalescent Camp at Boulogne on April 17th

One clasp: 1877-8-9

United States. An Army Civil War Campaign Medal 1861-1865 Hold The Battalion sailed May 28In bronze gilt, impressed "M. No. 5161" on the edge, measuring 33 mm in diameter, original second style ribbon with pinback, bruised, edge nicks, spotting, very fine. Footnote: The Civil War Campaign Medal is considered the first campaign service medal of the United States Armed Forces. The decoration was awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces who had served in the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865. The medal was first authorized