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Named Massachusetts 1861 "First Call" Medal

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Named Massachusetts 1861  First Call  Medal
<B>Named Massachusetts 1861 Minutemen or “First Call” Medal.</B></I> A beautifully struck bronze medal, 1.5” in diameter, inscribed along rim “Samuel H. Phillips, Prvt.B.8th.Reg", suspended from a pendant reading “Massachusetts Minute Men 1861”. The obverse depicts the seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; the reverse “To the members of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia who were mustered into the United States service in response to President Lincoln's first call for troops April 15, 1861.” Samuel Phillips was a resident of Marblehead, Massachusetts and enlisted on April 15, 1861, as a private. He served in "B" Company of the 8th Massachusetts Infantry as well as Company "A" of the 4th Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. Fine condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Miscellaneous Collectibles, Smal (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)