SCARCE! ID'ED THIRD ARMY CORPS UNION MEMBERS GOLD BADGE ~ 63RD PA.
Item #: CWB13032
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SCARCE THIRD ARMY CORPS UNION BADGE MANUFACTURED IN GOLD. THE RAYS BEHIND THE RED ENAMEL DIAMOND IS IN SILVER AND THE OUTER WREATH IS ENAMELED GREEN. BADGE IS NUMBERED ON REVERSE AND IS ATTRIBUTED TO CAPTAIN BERNARD J. REID, CO. F. 63RD PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY AND LATER COMMISSIONED FIELD AND STAFF 57TH PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY.
ARTICLE (PICTURED) STATES THE BADGE WAS MADE BY TIFFANY. THE THIRD ARMY CORPS WAS ORGANIZED IN 1863 AND ALL OFFICERS OF THE OLD THIRD WERE OFFERED MEMBERSHIP.
2 1/4" IN HEIGHT AND IS BEAUTIFUL IN HAND!
Bernard J. Reid
Residence Clarion PA;
Enlisted on 9/23/1861 at Clarion County as a Captain. On 9/23/1861 he was commissioned into "F" Co. PA 63rd Infantry
He Resigned on 8/1/1862
On 7/3/1863 he was commissioned into Field & Staff PA 57th Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 8/17/1863
Promotions: * Major 7/3/1863 (As of 57th PA Militia Infantry)
Other Information: born 4/24/1823 in Westmoreland County, PA
died 11/15/1904 in Pittsburgh, PA
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA
Upon the breaking out of the rebellion Reid recruited Company F, Sixty-third Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, commanded by Colonel Alexander Hays, and was commissioned captain, taking part in McClellan s campaign in the Peninsula and participating until August, 1862, in all the engagements of the regiment, including the Seven Days battles about Richmond, in one of which he commanded the regiment during the temporary disability of the colonel. The preservation of an important trust estate committed to his care compelled him to resign his commission, August 1, 1862, but in July, 1863, during the invasion of Pennsylvania, he recruited Company D, Fifty-seventh Pennsylvania Militia, of which he was commissioned captain, and was soon thereafter promoted to major. He served with this regiment in the pursuit of Morgan in West Virginia and Ohio, and until the organization was mustered out.
ARTICLE (PICTURED) STATES THE BADGE WAS MADE BY TIFFANY. THE THIRD ARMY CORPS WAS ORGANIZED IN 1863 AND ALL OFFICERS OF THE OLD THIRD WERE OFFERED MEMBERSHIP.
2 1/4" IN HEIGHT AND IS BEAUTIFUL IN HAND!
Bernard J. Reid
Residence Clarion PA;
Enlisted on 9/23/1861 at Clarion County as a Captain. On 9/23/1861 he was commissioned into "F" Co. PA 63rd Infantry
He Resigned on 8/1/1862
On 7/3/1863 he was commissioned into Field & Staff PA 57th Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 8/17/1863
Promotions: * Major 7/3/1863 (As of 57th PA Militia Infantry)
Other Information: born 4/24/1823 in Westmoreland County, PA
died 11/15/1904 in Pittsburgh, PA
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA
Upon the breaking out of the rebellion Reid recruited Company F, Sixty-third Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, commanded by Colonel Alexander Hays, and was commissioned captain, taking part in McClellan s campaign in the Peninsula and participating until August, 1862, in all the engagements of the regiment, including the Seven Days battles about Richmond, in one of which he commanded the regiment during the temporary disability of the colonel. The preservation of an important trust estate committed to his care compelled him to resign his commission, August 1, 1862, but in July, 1863, during the invasion of Pennsylvania, he recruited Company D, Fifty-seventh Pennsylvania Militia, of which he was commissioned captain, and was soon thereafter promoted to major. He served with this regiment in the pursuit of Morgan in West Virginia and Ohio, and until the organization was mustered out.
Shipping Weight:
2 lbs
Item # CWB13032
$3,500.00 USD