Civil War Medal from Union Soldier
Title
Civil War Medal from Union Soldier
Subject
U.S. Civil War
Description
Belonged to Cyrus Byerly. A member of the 37th Regiment Infantry out of Illinois. Known as the "Fremont Rifles" and "Illinois Greyhounds." The 37th were involved in the Battle of Pea Ridge, March 6-8th 1862, the Battle at Prairie Grove in December of 1862 and helped in the siege of Vicksburg in the summer of 1863. Given to museum by Cyrus Byerly's son, E.C. Byerly, who was a Chadron resident.
Information provided by http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/history/037.html
Information provided by http://civilwar.illinoisgenweb.org/history/037.html
Source
Dawes County Historical Society Museum, E.C. Byerly, Chadron State College History Harvest, 2014
Date
1863 circa
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Format
object
Type
image
Coverage
United States
Collection
Citation
“Civil War Medal from Union Soldier,” History Harvest, accessed October 5, 2024, https://historyharvest.unl.edu/items/show/529.