Civil War West Virginia Medal 1861 - 1865 'Chas BOYKE Co D 10th Regt Inf Vols'

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Civil War West Virginia Medal 1861 - 1865 'Chas. BOYKE Co. D 10th Regt Inf Vols'
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Civil War West Virginia Medal 1861 - 1865 Impressed on the Rim: 'Chas BOYKE Co D 10th Regt Inf Vols' in Wonderful Original Condition as Photographed with an alteration for watch fob use as seen & struck by 'A. Demarest NY' for Abraham Demarest engraver and medal maker, see below (1).  The recipient of the medal was Corporal Charles Boyke (Nov 23 1837 - Mar 31 1899) who served with Corps I Company D 10th Regiment Infantry Volunteers West Virginia; mustering in 6 March 1862 and serving the duration of the war until muster out August 9 1865; Corporal Boyke was subsequently a longtime member of GAR Grand Army of The Republic Post 377 in Potwin, KS and is buried nearby (Photo 12 Reference Only) See Below (2)
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Recent Estate Acquisition & Presented as Acquired, Rare
1.) DEMAREST, Abraham Sr. (fl 1866-1897) engraver, diesinker, New York City. Seal and card engraver, medals, mirror cards, badges; advertised wedding stationery, Harper’s Weekly 23 November 1861, p 752; 21 December 1861, p 816. 1866 West Virginia State Civil War Veteran's Medal Auctions: J&J 19:907; NAS 72:460
2.) UNION WEST VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS
10th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry
OVERVIEW:Organized at Camp Pickens, Canaan, Glenville, Clarksville, Sutton, Phillippi and Piedmont March 12 to May 18, 1862. Attached to Cheat Mountain District, Mountain Department, to May, 1862. Railroad District, Mountain Department, to July, 1862. Railroad District, 8th Corps, Middle Department, to September, 1862. Railroad Division, West Virginia, to January, 1863. Milroy's Command, Winchester, Va., 8th Army Corps, to February, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 8th Army Corps, to March, 1863. Averill's 4th Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, Middle Department, to June, 1863. Averill's 4th Separate Brigade, Dept. West Virginia, to December, 1863. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, West Virginia, to April, 1864. Kelly's Command, Reserve Division, West Virginia, to July, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, West Virginia, July, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, West Virginia, to December, 1864. 3rd Brigade, Independent Division, 24th Army Corps, Army of the James, to June, 1865. 2nd Brigade, Independent Division, 24th Army Corps, to August, 1865.
SERVICE:
At Monterey April, 1862. Assigned to railroad guard duty in Railroad District, District of West Virginia, till January, 1863; at Beverly, Bulltown, Martinsburg, etc. Expedition from Summerville to Addison April 17-21, 1862. Skirmish at Holly River, W. Va., April 17. Mung's Flats June 25. Buckhannon August 30. Sutton September 23. Big Birch October 6. Wardensville December 22. At Winchester, Va., January, 1863. At Beverly May, 1863. Scout to Beverly June 16. Action at Beverly July 2-3. At Martinsburg August, 1863. Averill's Raid through Hardy, Pendleton, Bath, Highland, Greenbrier and Pocahontas Counties August 5-31. Rocky Gap near White Sulphur Springs August 26-27. Sutton August 26 (Cos. "G," "I"). Bell's Mills and on Elk River August 27 (Detachment). Bulltown, Braxton County, October 13. Averill's Raid against Lewisburg and the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad November 1-17. Mill Point November 5. Droop Mountain November 6. Hillsboro November 10. At Beverly till May, 1864; scouting Counties of Randolph, Tucker, Pocahontas, Greenbrier, Braxton, Highland, Pendleton and Webster. Cheat River December 6, 1863. Moorefield Junction January 3, 1864. Scout from Beverly through Pocahontas, Webster and Braxton Counties May 15-30. Leetown July 3. Maryland Heights, Md., July 6-7. Operations about Harper's Ferry July 10. Snicker's Ferry July 17-18. Kernstown, Winchester, July 23-24. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 6 to November 28. Strasburg and Massametton Mountain August 16. Winchester August 17. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Cedar Creek October 13. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty in Shenandoah Valley till December. Moved to Washington, D. C., December 19-20, thence to Bermuda Hundred December 20-23. Duty in the trenches north of James River till March, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Moved to front of Petersburg March 28-29. Hatcher's Run March 30-31, and April 1. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Rice's Station April 6. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Lynchburg April 12-15. March to Farmville and Burkesville April 15-19, thence to Richmond April 22-25. Duty near Richmond till August. Mustered out August 9, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 93 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 144 Enlisted men by disease. Total 241. (National Parks Service)
Boyke, Charles
BATTLE UNIT NAME:
10th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry
SIDE:
Union
COMPANY:
D
SOLDIER'S RANK IN:
Private
SOLDIER'S RANK OUT:
Corporal
ALTERNATE NAME:
FILM NUMBER:
M507 ROLL 2
PLAQUE NUMBER:
NOTES: (National Parks Service)
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