Original Civil War 1861-65 State of Ohio Volunteer Service Medal Named 12th Inf

  

United States Army Ohio Civil War Medal. It is named on the reverse to JON W. Company D 12th Infantry Regiment. The state of Ohio authorized Tiffany & Company of New York to provide 20,000 medals to recognize those soldiers from Ohio who re-enlisted from the state under War Department General Orders, No. 191, which called for Veteran Volunteers.

These were soldiers who completed their tour of duty and then signed up for further duty as a Veteran Volunteer. The medals were distributed in the summer of 1866 and are engraved with the name and unit. Today, the conditions of the medals vary greatly but are often found in parts. The 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteers Infantry was organized at Camp in Dennison, Ohio on June 28,1861.

Eft State for the Kanawha Valley, W. Attached to Cox's Kanawha Brigade, W. 1st Brigade, District of the Kanawha, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, Kanawha Division West Virginia, Dept. Of the Mountains, to September, 1862.

1st Brigade, Kanawha Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1862. 1st Brigade, Kanawha Division, District of West Virginia, Dept. Of the Ohio, to March, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 8th Army Corps, Middle Department, to June, 1863.

2nd Brigade, Scammon's Division, Dept. Of West Virginia, to December, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of West Virginia, to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry, Division West Virginia, to July, 1864. Battle of Cloyd's Mountain.

Hunter's Raid to Lynchburg. Mustered out July 11, 1864, expiration of term. Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 93 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 77 Enlisted men by disease. Don't Miss the Opportunity to own this piece of history.