CyleKostello
Sergeant
- Joined
- Jan 27, 2021
- Location
- Washington, DC
Great mail day today, had 2 really cool items show up, this is the first.
Pictured is a wartime (!) unofficial, Confederate medal, intended to be awarded to members of the famous “Stonewall Brigade”. The medals were commissioned by a private southern citizen in 1864. Intended to be awarded to members of Jackson’s old brigade the medals successfully ran the Union blockade only to be lost in a storehouse as the Union advanced into Georgia. These medals were rediscovered in the 1880s and sold by the Daughters of the Confederacy to fund homes for Confederate Vets. This example is in absolutely beautiful condition with nearly all the silver finish remaining.
The medal features a bust of Jackson on the front (albeit with the wrong birthdate and Mexican War era portrait. On the reverse are the battle honors of the Stonewall brigade, notably Jackson’s master stroke, Chancellorsville is not included. Overall this is a neat (and surprisingly affordable) Confederate medal and one I’m happy to have in my collection.
I’m mostly a Union collector but I’ve been looking for one of these at the right price for a little while now. Happy to have found one!
Pictured is a wartime (!) unofficial, Confederate medal, intended to be awarded to members of the famous “Stonewall Brigade”. The medals were commissioned by a private southern citizen in 1864. Intended to be awarded to members of Jackson’s old brigade the medals successfully ran the Union blockade only to be lost in a storehouse as the Union advanced into Georgia. These medals were rediscovered in the 1880s and sold by the Daughters of the Confederacy to fund homes for Confederate Vets. This example is in absolutely beautiful condition with nearly all the silver finish remaining.
The medal features a bust of Jackson on the front (albeit with the wrong birthdate and Mexican War era portrait. On the reverse are the battle honors of the Stonewall brigade, notably Jackson’s master stroke, Chancellorsville is not included. Overall this is a neat (and surprisingly affordable) Confederate medal and one I’m happy to have in my collection.
I’m mostly a Union collector but I’ve been looking for one of these at the right price for a little while now. Happy to have found one!
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