United States. An Army Civil War Campaign Medal With Second Style Ribbon 1861-1865 Auction contact marks on the reverse)

contact marks on the reverse)

Footnote: Victor Carrington Lucas was the son of Frederick William Lucas

scattered silvering wear on the Silver Grade award

he was posted to 4/A Reserve Brigade RFA at Woolwich on June 6

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United States. An Army Civil War Campaign Medal With Second Style Ribbon 1861-1865 Auction contact marks on the reverse)In bronze, number impressed "1177" on the edge, measuring 33. 5 mm, lightly soiled original second style ribbon with brooch pinback, very light contact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Civil War Campaign Medal was authorized on January 11, 1905. However, the final design for the medal was not approved and adopted by the Army until the publication of War Department General Order 12 in 1907, authorizing the Civil War Campaign Medal for active federal