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Davis Guards Medal

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script. Border, on each side, a line, about one-eighth of an inch from the edge, from which groups of oblique lines extend to the edge. Loop for suspension.
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War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I–Volume XXVI–In Two Parts. Part I
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Below is a list of recipients of the Davis Guards Medal. On February 8, 1864, all members of the
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also visited that locality, and the Davis Guards had another medal made and presented it to him.
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N. W. Smith, Engineer Corps; and Assistant Surgeon George H. Bailey. Some time later,
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Members of Company F (Davis Guards), 1st (Cook's) Texas Heavy Artillery Regiment;
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Three of the medals are known to exist. These are on display at the
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Joint Federal Expedition to Sabine Pass, Texas (September 7–8, 1863)
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N. W. Smith, Engineer Corps; and Assistant Surgeon George H. Bailey
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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Belden, Bauman L. (1914). "War Medals of the Confederacy".
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silver dollar, each side smoothed off and engraved like a
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Military awards and decorations of the American Civil War
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1863 establishments in the Confederate States of America
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The Davis Guards Medal was presented by the citizens of
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The obverse of the Davis Guards Medal consisted of a
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Davis Guard Medal

Obverse and reverse
Campaign medal
Sabine Pass
Texas
Confederate States
Houston
Second Lieutenant
military award
Houston
battle of Sabine Pass
Father
Catholic Church
American Civil War
project
popular subscription
Confederate
Houston
battle of Sabine Pass
Second Lieutenant
President
Jefferson Davis
Mexican
love token
cross pattée
cursive
American Civil War Museum
Bullock Museum
Texas Military Forces Museum

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