RARE SHIELD-US COLORED TROOPS 4TH MD. Veteran 1861-5 Pin Badge Medal

Note- the maryland state archives has much info on daniel hammond including biographical data and even a photo of his headstone. At the antebellum fairview methodist church and cemetery, carroll county, md. 1850 one of the free state's oldest african-american places of worship.

VERY RARE UNIT COMMEMORATIVE ID SHIELD WITH UNIT SCROLLS. FOR A VOLUNTEER INFANTRYMAN WITH THE CELEBRATED. WHO MUSTERED INTO THE UNIT IN BALTIMORE. THESE NICKEL SHIELDS ARE SCARCE TO START WITH.

BEING IT'S FOR A MEMBER OF THE US COLORED TROOPS. ALL THE MORE DESIRABLE, TRULY.

AND ESPECIALLY AS IT'S GOT BOTH SCROLL HANGERS. ONE OR BOTH ARE OFTTIMES MISSING. CONDITION EXCELLENT, AS PICTURED, LUCKILY WITH PIN STILL AFFIXED. LOT INCLUDES THE SUPERB & VERY READABLE HISTORY OF THE 4TH MARYLAND. WHICH SHOWS AMONG OTHER ACCOLADES THE'COLORED' REGIMENT BOASTED.

SEVERAL MEDALS OF HONOR WINNERS FOR EXTREME BRAVERY. I WILL SEND WINNER DATA I'VE ASSEMBLED, THO MUCH ELSE REMAINS HERE IN MARYLAND AND IN OTHER STATES.

AND IN THE MANY CIVIL WAR WEBSITES, MUSEUMS AND FORUMS. I'M SURE THE UNIT MUSTER ROLE EXISTS SOMEWHERE, FOR INSTANCE.

AS FOR PHOTOS, THIS BOOK HAS SOME FINE ONES. AS DOES I'M PRETTY SURE THE NET - I JUST HAVEN'T TIME TO DIG FURTHER. CERTAINLY, THIS IS AN EXCELLENT RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY FOR THE MEDAL ENTHUSIAST WHO ENJOYS'CONNECTING THE DOTS. HISTORIC CIVIL WAR AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN LOT, HERE. SUCH SHIELDS SELDOM COME TO MARKET, APPARENTLY, AND ONES FOR COLORED TROOPS.

ARE VIRTUALLY NEVER SEEN, EVEN IN ADVANCED COLLECTIONS! NO MATTER HOW SMALL THE ITEM I USE AN ENVELOPE BIG ENUF FOR A U. CHANGING ADDRESSES AFTER THE SALE IS MADE - ESPECIALLY U. TO FOREIGN - IS UNWELCOME AND SLOWS THE PROCESS ON ALL SIDES. The item "RARE SHIELD-US COLORED TROOPS 4TH MD. Veteran 1861-5 Pin Badge Medal" is in sale since Tuesday, November 08, 2016.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Black Americana\Other Black Americana". The seller is "picwords" and is located in Chevy Chase, Maryland. This item can be shipped to United States, to all countries in Europe, to all countries in continental Asia, to Canada, to Australia.