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Civil War/CW€DogTags: Scarce "McClellan" N.Y. Dog Tag for "Doubleday's Heavy Artillery"

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Civil War/CW€DogTags: Scarce  McClellan  N.Y. Dog Tag for  Doubleday's Heavy Artillery
Civil War Dog Tag, New York, McClellan Obverse, Gilt Brass, Choice About New. Holed at top for suspension. Reads: "H. WILDA. SANDY CREEK. N.Y." and around "CO. K / 4th N. Y. V. / H. A." A beautiful, high quality piece being very clean and sharp with actual; traces of original mint luster still found within the devices and peripheries. A great and historic piece which is quite scarce in design. The 4th NYHA was called "Doubleday's Heavy Artillery" after the Col. T.D. Doubleday. It started out as the 1st Heavy Artillery on Jan. 27, 1862 and became the Fourth on Feb. 8, 1862. This company saw lots of action in the war including the Battle of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Appomatox, etc. and lost some 375 men with 326 missing in action on August 25, 1864 at Ream's Station, VA.