Civil War Campaign Medal | |
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Type | Campaign medal |
Presented by | the Department of War and Department of the Navy[1] |
Eligibility | Service in the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865 |
Status | Obsolete |
Established | 1905 |
First awarded | 1905 (retroactive to April 15, 1861) |
The Civil War Campaign Medal is considered the first campaign service medal of the United States Armed Forces. The decoration was awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces who had served in the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865.[2]
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