Civil War West Virginia Honorable Discharge Service Medal / 15th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry KM.593.2 five shields around center hole

five shields around center hole

VAM 83 Low 8

Ruler Anne Coinage Type Pre-decimal Coinage Composition Silver Description Obverse Bust left Description Reverse Plain angles

This is an evenly worn specimen with an overdate that remains easily visible

Civil War West Virginia Honorable Discharge Service Medal / 15th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry KM.593.2 five shields around center holeIssued by the State of West Virginia in 1866. This is a Class I Honorable Discharge medal without ribbon and top bar. The planchet rim is impressed : HENRY WALTER QM SRGT 15TH REG INF VOLS The 15th West Virginia Volunteer Regiment, organized in August October 1862, saw most of its action between 1864 and 1865 having fought in The Battle of Cloyd's Mountain, The Battle of Lynchburg, The Battle of Cool Spring, The Battle of Opequon through to the Battle