03 MAR 2021, Memorial notes at or near time of transfer. Added gender. 1) Original bio content from the creator of the memorial is below divider.
19 AUG 2022 Notice from FAG that a merge had occurred.~Pvt - Co C, age 20, b. Cherokee Co, AL, enlisted at Madison, paroled at Wittsburg.
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The medal in the flowers section is the Army Civil War Campaign medal; established by the United States War Department on January 21, 1907, by General Order Number 12. The medal was first authorized in 1905 for the fortieth anniversary of the Civil War's conclusion. The blue and gray ribbon denotes the respective uniform colors of the U.S. and Confederate troops and the medal was awarded to soldiers from both sides. To qualify, a soldier had to serve between April 15, 1861, and April 9, 1865. The award was intended for both Union and Confederate soldiers. When it was discovered that medal qualifications included the words "Active Federal Military Service," the Congressional Act of 1945 had those words removed. Confederate flags would use the campaign streamers with the Gray edge up and the Union flags with the blue edge up. The campaign lettering requires two distinct sets of streamers for each campaign, one set for each side. The closing date was extended to August 20, 1866, date of President Johnson's Proclamation officially ending the war. The corresponding Navy Civil War Medal was established on June 27, 1908, by Navy Department.
19 AUG 2022 Notice from FAG that a merge had occurred.~Pvt - Co C, age 20, b. Cherokee Co, AL, enlisted at Madison, paroled at Wittsburg.
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The medal in the flowers section is the Army Civil War Campaign medal; established by the United States War Department on January 21, 1907, by General Order Number 12. The medal was first authorized in 1905 for the fortieth anniversary of the Civil War's conclusion. The blue and gray ribbon denotes the respective uniform colors of the U.S. and Confederate troops and the medal was awarded to soldiers from both sides. To qualify, a soldier had to serve between April 15, 1861, and April 9, 1865. The award was intended for both Union and Confederate soldiers. When it was discovered that medal qualifications included the words "Active Federal Military Service," the Congressional Act of 1945 had those words removed. Confederate flags would use the campaign streamers with the Gray edge up and the Union flags with the blue edge up. The campaign lettering requires two distinct sets of streamers for each campaign, one set for each side. The closing date was extended to August 20, 1866, date of President Johnson's Proclamation officially ending the war. The corresponding Navy Civil War Medal was established on June 27, 1908, by Navy Department.
03 MAR 2021, Memorial notes at or near time of transfer. Added gender. 1) Original bio content from the creator of the memorial is below divider.
19 AUG 2022 Notice from FAG that a merge had occurred.~Pvt - Co C, age 20, b. Cherokee Co, AL, enlisted at Madison, paroled at Wittsburg.
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The medal in the flowers section is the Army Civil War Campaign medal; established by the United States War Department on January 21, 1907, by General Order Number 12. The medal was first authorized in 1905 for the fortieth anniversary of the Civil War's conclusion. The blue and gray ribbon denotes the respective uniform colors of the U.S. and Confederate troops and the medal was awarded to soldiers from both sides. To qualify, a soldier had to serve between April 15, 1861, and April 9, 1865. The award was intended for both Union and Confederate soldiers. When it was discovered that medal qualifications included the words "Active Federal Military Service," the Congressional Act of 1945 had those words removed. Confederate flags would use the campaign streamers with the Gray edge up and the Union flags with the blue edge up. The campaign lettering requires two distinct sets of streamers for each campaign, one set for each side. The closing date was extended to August 20, 1866, date of President Johnson's Proclamation officially ending the war. The corresponding Navy Civil War Medal was established on June 27, 1908, by Navy Department.
19 AUG 2022 Notice from FAG that a merge had occurred.~Pvt - Co C, age 20, b. Cherokee Co, AL, enlisted at Madison, paroled at Wittsburg.
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The medal in the flowers section is the Army Civil War Campaign medal; established by the United States War Department on January 21, 1907, by General Order Number 12. The medal was first authorized in 1905 for the fortieth anniversary of the Civil War's conclusion. The blue and gray ribbon denotes the respective uniform colors of the U.S. and Confederate troops and the medal was awarded to soldiers from both sides. To qualify, a soldier had to serve between April 15, 1861, and April 9, 1865. The award was intended for both Union and Confederate soldiers. When it was discovered that medal qualifications included the words "Active Federal Military Service," the Congressional Act of 1945 had those words removed. Confederate flags would use the campaign streamers with the Gray edge up and the Union flags with the blue edge up. The campaign lettering requires two distinct sets of streamers for each campaign, one set for each side. The closing date was extended to August 20, 1866, date of President Johnson's Proclamation officially ending the war. The corresponding Navy Civil War Medal was established on June 27, 1908, by Navy Department.
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JAMES M. RUSSELL
8 ARK CAV
CSA
FEB 5, 1845
SEPT 29, 1922
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