Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, Engraved Version Newly Listed The Civil War Union Regular

The Civil War Union Regular and Volunteer Army and Navy Officer's Medal 1865 is a period medal but has been added to the group in the 1980's

one of only thirteen recipients of the medal from that unit

Messines and Hill 60

On April 6

National cockade in metal

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, Engraved Version Newly Listed The Civil War Union Regular(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a thick round wire catch, engraved with the date 16. 10. 16, measuring 42. 20 mm (w) x 42. 27 mm (h), weighing 15.