1891 Illinois CIVIL WAR Vet’s / G.A.R. ENCAMPMENT MEDAL (quality CIVIL WAR era AMERICANA) at GUNSIGHT ANTIQUES

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1891 Illinois CIVIL WAR Vet’s / G.A.R. ENCAMPMENT MEDAL
Item Number: 3055

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Your Price: $ 135.00

All in fine, all original condition after decades of attic storage, this 1891 Illinois Grand Army of the Republic encampment delegate medal will be best described by our illustrations except to remind the viewer that the subject Civil War veteran is Dr. B. F. Stephenson, who served as surgeon to the 11th Illinois Volunteer Infantry and after the war founded the powerful G A R veteran organization.
A resident of Springfield, Illinois, Stephenson was commissioned as surgeon of the 11th Illinois Infantry on April 7. 1862 and was mustered out June 24, 1864. Dr. Stephenson founded the Grand Army of the Republic on April 6, 1866 and served as it’s first Commander in Chief. A good sized medal measuring 1 3/8 of an inch in diameter this piece will go well in any nice collection. Don't forget to give our search feature a try for special wants. A simple key word in lower case works best.