Medal
name: label: user
content: Wolfley, William Irvin
notes: label: Description
content: The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization for men who served in the Union Army, Navy, Marines and Revenue Cutter Service during the Civil War. This bronze medal was worn by Lt. Col. William Irvin Wolfley (1837-1910), a physician who served as Surgeon in Chief of the 62nd Ohio Infantry. It is a 5-pointed star with “GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC / 1861 / VETERAN / 1866” and family in the middle. The bar at top has an eagle and crossed cannon; the back of this bar has “PAT. MAY 4, 1886 / JUNE 22, 1886.” Between the eagle and the star is a small American flag.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Medicine
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mrs. Eleanor Wolfley Bisell, Mrs. Caroline Wolfley Shannon, and Mrs. Elizabeth Wolfley Harman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.M-03467
label: catalog number
content: M-03467
label: accession number
content: 121866
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
label: Object Name
content: badge
label: Other Terms
content: Medal; Medicine
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/8 in x 1 3/4 in x 5/16 in; 7.9375 cm x 4.445 cm x .79375 cm