The Gillmore Medal (The Fort Sumter Medal)
On 28 Oct 1863, Major General Quincy A. Gillmore issued an order creating
"medals of honor for gallantry and meritorious conduct during the operations before Charleston"
and awarding them to enlistedmen of his command who had been in action in the batteries and trenches.
This medal is suspended by a swivel, from a metal clasp; there was no ribbon.
Designed by Ball, Black, and Company; New York
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