New York. 17th Volunteer Regiment. The Westchester Chasseurs. H Company. Clarkson D. Ayers. Brass. 29.7 mm. Very Fine. Holed. Small Union shield type. The unit was organized at New York City on May 28, 1861 for two year's service and mustered out on June 2, 1863. H Company was recruited in Norwich, New York. Ayers' medal lists the battles he was in, including Antietam, Bull Run, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.
Pedigree unrecorded.
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