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Limited to: The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part VII Militaria Civil War The Union Veteran, Battle and G.a.R. Related Medals
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Categories  •  Stack's January 2005 The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part VII Militaria Civil War The Union Veteran, Battle and G.a.R. Related Medals
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Lot # Description GradeView our Explanation of Comparative Grading Hammer Price
503 2nd Colorado Volunteer Cavalry Badge. L Company (see below) $750.00
2nd Colorado Volunteer Cavalry Badge. L Company. Named to Joseph Croteau. Unknown metal. 61.8 mm in...
Named to Joseph Croteau. Unknown metal. 61.8 mm in length. Shield shaped badge suspended from pinback hanger. Back stamped J.S. Ginger, sole distributor, St. Louis, manufactured by Steiner of that city. The unit was formed in November, 1863 out of the 2nd and 3rd Colorado Infantry. By January, 1864 they were active on the Kansas border against Confederate ''bushwackers''. The men fought...  more
504 2nd Colorado Volunteer Cavalry Badge. L Company (see below) $600.00
2nd Colorado Volunteer Cavalry Badge. L Company. Named to L. Dufraine. Unknown metal. 62.2 mm in length....
Named to L. Dufraine. Unknown metal. 62.2 mm in length. Shield shaped badge suspended from pinback hanger. Back stamped J.S. Ginger, sole distributor, St. Louis, manufactured by Steiner. It is likely that these two badges were never collected by their buyers and remained in St. Louis until Kelley sold them to Mr. Ford.
505 7th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry. D Company NEW $575.00
7th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry. D Company. Named to Sheiff. Unknown metal. 63.7 mm in length. Shield...
Named to Sheiff. Unknown metal. 63.7 mm in length. Shield shaped badge suspended from pinback hanger. Back stamped J.S. Ginger, sole distributor, St. Louis, manufactured by Steiner. The 7th was mustered in on October 31, 1861 and out on October 20, 1865. They fought from New Madrid and Island 10 to Nashville. Sheiff's name is not on the adjutant general's roster of the 7th's three year...  more
506 Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. First Call Medal, 1861 UNC $525.00
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. First Call Medal, 1861. Bronzed copper. 37.5 mm. Unsigned. Uncirculated....
Bronzed copper. 37.5 mm. Unsigned. Uncirculated. Storer 1347. Ring mount suspended from pinback. Edge named to Morris Melevin, 4th. Lt.C 3d.Btn. RFN.
507 21st New Jersey Volunteers Medals AM $525.00

White and blue. Uncertain composition. 32.8 mm. As made. Unnamed. State seal/presentation inscription from citizens of Bergen, Bayonne and Greeneville. 2 pieces.
508 9th New York Volunteers. Hawkins Zouaves Medal AU $525.00
9th New York Volunteers. Hawkins Zouaves Medal. White metal. 45.1 mm. 5.9 mm. thick. About Uncirculated....
White metal. 45.1 mm. 5.9 mm. thick. About Uncirculated. Unsigned. Victory crowning a Zouave amidst the rubble of war/standard, TOUJOURS PRET at top, HAWKINS ZOUAVES at bottom, IX N.Y. VOLs and standard in center. Hawkins Zouaves was mustered into service on May 4, 1861 and out on May 20, 1863 at New York City. The unit's highpoint came in their bayonet charge at Roanoke on February...  more
509 14th New York Volunteers. E Company. Veteran's Medal NEW $2,200.00
14th New York Volunteers. E Company. Veteran's Medal. Named to Captain Edward Warr. Gilt brass. 35.5...
Named to Captain Edward Warr. Gilt brass. 35.5 mm. Looped at top, hanger and red ribbon. Red cross within circle, inscription around, VETERAN 14 in center/battle list from Yorktown to CHAINSLORVILE (sic). The unit was mustered in for two year's service on May 24, 1861 and out on May 24, 1863 (less than three weeks after Chancellorsville). Sold with handwritten documentation about Warr,...  more
510 30th New York Volunteers. Iron Brigade Medal GEM UNC $500.00

Brass. 39.8 mm. Thick. Gem Uncirculated. Prooflike; White metal. 39.7 mm. Uncirculated. Prooflike. DEATH TO TRAITORS above IRON BRIGADE 30 N.Y.V. in center/battle list (1862-3). 2 pieces.
511 New York State Volunteers. U.S. Mint medal. J.MI.31 CH UNC $650.00
New York State Volunteers. U.S. Mint medal. J.MI.31. Copper, bronzed. Shield shaped 110.2 x 79.6 mm....
Copper, bronzed. Shield shaped 110.2 x 79.6 mm. Rims 9.7 mm. thick. Choice Uncirculated. Unawarded. Struck from somewhat rusty dies, reverse broken. Quite rare and very infrequently offered, neither the Kessler-Spangenberger nor the Dreyfuss sale had one. Julian notes 17 struck in bronze and Carlson states 12 auction records. The cataloguer has not seen another.
512 Pennsylvania Volunteers Medal UNC $350.00
Pennsylvania Volunteers Medal. White metal. 38.5 mm. Uncirculated. Prooflike. Obverse signed 'K'....
White metal. 38.5 mm. Uncirculated. Prooflike. Obverse signed 'K'. State arms, GETTYSBURG JULY 3, 1863 below/trophy of arms, JULY 4, 1866 date below. Struck on the return of captured flags.
513 99th Pennsylvania Volunteers Badge EF $1,600.00
99th Pennsylvania Volunteers Badge. White metal. Suspended from a shield shaped pinback with Major...
White metal. Suspended from a shield shaped pinback with Major General Kearney's bust left on a dog tag named to George Watson, I Company, Philadelphia, PA with battle list from Bull Run to Chancellorsville. Extremely Fine.
514 1st Rhode Island Cavalry. Veterans Badge AM $3,750.00
1st Rhode Island Cavalry. Veterans Badge. Named to G.W. Darling. Silver. Embossed cavalryman riding...
Named to G.W. Darling. Silver. Embossed cavalryman riding right within circular pinback frame engraved G.W. DARLING 1st R.I.C. from which suspended by chain links is a round disk engraved with crossed sabres and battle list from Front Royal to Kelly's Ford. Nearly as made. George W. Darling was a 2nd lieutenant. He joined Troop B on March 1, 1863, was taken prisoner 16 days later, and...  more
515 3rd Wisconsin Volunteers Medal UNC $350.00
3rd Wisconsin Volunteers Medal. White metal. 39.7 mm. Uncirculated. Prooflike. Some tinpest. State...
White metal. 39.7 mm. Uncirculated. Prooflike. Some tinpest. State arms/unit designation with commander's name. The unit was organized at Fond du Lac on June 19, 1861 and mustered out on July 18, 1865. It fought at Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and in the Atlanta campaign.
516 Unknown unit. Silver AU $575.00
Unknown unit. Silver. On a planed down half dollar sized coin ''Battle of Big Bethel June 10th 1861''...
On a planed down half dollar sized coin ''Battle of Big Bethel June 10th 1861'' on one side and ''Frank M. Burbeck from his Father'' on the other. About Uncirculated. Holed. The first land battle in Virginia, Big Bethel saw 3,500 Union pitted against 1,200 dug in rebels, who won the day. Burbeck's name is not on the roster of the 5th New York.
517 Unknown unit EF $110.00
Unknown unit. Brass, shield shaped 31.8 x 30.6 mm with faded central portrait dag. Extremely Fine....
Brass, shield shaped 31.8 x 30.6 mm with faded central portrait dag. Extremely Fine. Dated 1862-1863 and including battle names and dates (e.g., Suffolk Apr. 19 1863). No maker's mark. Probably attributable with some diligence.
518 Fort Sumter Medal GEM UNC $750.00
Fort Sumter Medal. Copper. 33.3 mm. Gem Uncirculated. Prooflike. Types of Hibler-Kappen 11A but not...
Copper. 33.3 mm. Gem Uncirculated. Prooflike. Types of Hibler-Kappen 11A but not listed in this metal. Thick flan. The fort under siege/historical inscription.
519 Gilt brass watch style case with two daugerrotype portraits of military officers CH EF $750.00
Gilt brass watch style case with two daugerrotype portraits of military officers. 37.1 mm. Choice...
37.1 mm. Choice Extremely Fine. Engine turned device on outer faces.
520 1879 Army of the Cumberland, 4th, 14th, 20th Army Corps Badge. Gold AM $2,000.00
1879 Army of the Cumberland, 4th, 14th, 20th Army Corps Badge. Gold and enamel. Nearly as made. Star...
- and enamel. Nearly as made. Star shaped badge with triangle and acorn superimposed in the center; red, white and blue ribbon suspended from gold hanger marked ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND. 45.5 mm. 467.0 gns. Type of badge made and distributed by B.T. Hayward during the war (Phillips, pp. 110, 149). Engraved on the back Presented to Comrade J.T. Torrence by Officers Dept. of G.A.R. Ill. 1879....  more
521 Association of the Army of the Potomac. 3rd Division. 2nd Brigade. 93rd New York Veteran Volunteers Medal AM $2,100.00
Association of the Army of the Potomac. 3rd Division. 2nd Brigade. 93rd New York Veteran Volunteers...
Nearly as made. Bronze. 66.8 mm in length. Unnamed. Suspended from a scroll hanger by chain links a three leaf shamrock with red central diamond in which 93, inscriptions in each lobe. The unit was raised as sharpshooters around Albany, Cortland and Troy in 1861. It served as provost guard at the White House and was mustered out in Washington, D.C. in June, 1865.
522 G.A.R. Department of New York. Post Phil Kearney No. 8. Gold Medal to Major General Daniel E. Sickles AM $1,100.00
G.A.R. Department of New York. Post Phil Kearney No. 8. Gold Medal to Major General Daniel E. Sickles....
Undated. 30.3 mm. 149.3 gns. Integral loop (broken). Nearly as made. Gold face engraved with presentation inscription to Sickles as department commander. Daniel Sickles was promoted Major General on November 29, 1862. He lost a leg but won the Medal of Honor at Gettysburg.
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