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Ribbon 4th Reunion 161st IND. VOL. INF. Regiment Rushville Ind. Spanish Am War

$ 13.2

Availability: 24 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: Very Good
  • Modified Item: No

    Description

    Ribbon for the 4th Annual Reunion of the 161st Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment at Rushville, Indiana Sept. 14, 1903. This would be the Spanish American War.
    Silk, with red letters on cream. Very good condition.
    Free shipping. Will be shipped in a first class business envelope sandwiched in cardboard.
    FROM WIKIPEDIA:
    161st Indiana Volunteer Infantry
    161st Indiana Volunteer Infantry (1898-1899)
    - Organized and mustered into the service of the United States at Indianapolis July 11 to 13, 1898, with 46 officers and 1,228 enlisted men.
    Assignments:
    Assigned to First Brigade, Third Division, Seventh Army Corps, August 11
    Assigned to First Brigade, Second Division, Seventh Army Corps, October 24
    Movements:
    Left for Jacksonville, Fla., August 11
    Left Jacksonville October 23; arrived at Savannah, Ga., October 24
    Sailed from Savannah on steamship
    Mobile
    December 13; arrived at Habana, Cuba, December 15, 1898
    Sailed from Habana on steamships
    Logan
    and
    Mobile
    March 29, 1899; arrived at Savannah, Ga., March 31
    Mustered out of the service of the United States at Savannah, Ga., April 30, 1899, with 46 officers and 1,153 enlisted men. Casualties while in service: Officers-none. Enlisted men- died of disease, 18; killed by accident, 1; deserted, 5.