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(MILITARY--CIVIL WAR.) GILLMORE, GENERAL QUINCY A. The Gillmore Medal 'For Gallantry and Meritorious Conduct." Bronze medal, 3.5 centimeters in diameter; darkened patina consistent with age. Np, 1863
this rare but 'unofficial' civil war medal, was conceived and ordered struck by General Quincy A. Gillmore to acknowledge and honor the troops that fought under his command in the campaigns in South Carolina in 1863. Only four hundred were made, and a number awarded to colored troops, especially those from the 54th Massachusetts Volunteers. Less than 3 percent of all troops in the trenches and on the field in the South Carolina campaigns received this award. Examples rarely come on the market, usually kept by descendants. See also lot 334.
