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<p>[QUOTE="morgen94, post: 367773, member: 217"]My cousin is trying to ID these medals, from a photo of her husband's great, great grandfather, John Reese, who served in the Civil War. She wrote: "<i>According to his papers he was held prisoner for a shot time then released in a prisoner exchange. </i></p><p><i>He was a member of the GAR and was supposed to have been a member of the 54th PA Infantry.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>The badge with the two horses also looks like it has the Pennsylvania state seal with it</i>."</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with her about the medal with the two horses, but haven't any idea what the other (a watch fob?) is. It seems to have crossed flags at the top, doesn't it?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for any help.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]126038[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="morgen94, post: 367773, member: 217"]My cousin is trying to ID these medals, from a photo of her husband's great, great grandfather, John Reese, who served in the Civil War. She wrote: "[I]According to his papers he was held prisoner for a shot time then released in a prisoner exchange. He was a member of the GAR and was supposed to have been a member of the 54th PA Infantry. The badge with the two horses also looks like it has the Pennsylvania state seal with it[/I]." I agree with her about the medal with the two horses, but haven't any idea what the other (a watch fob?) is. It seems to have crossed flags at the top, doesn't it? Thank you for any help. [ATTACH=full]126038[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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