COMMANDER WM. ACTON & WIFE ~ VETERAN GUARD BADGE 8TH CALIFORNIA INFANTRY
Item #: CWB13601
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NICE GROUPING ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM ACTON, LATE MEMBER OF THE 8TH CALIFORNIA INFANTRY. LATER SERVED AS COMMANDER OF RENO POST #58 AND PART OF THE "VETERAN GUARD" STATE OF CALIFORNIA
THIS DISTINCTIVE BADGE OF THE "VETERAN GUARD" IS QUITE SCARCE
CABINET CARD PICTURES ACTON WEARING THE THIS BADGE ALONG WITH A GAR OFFICERS BADGE ~ THE LETTERS "VG" ARE ALSO EMBROIDERED ON HIS KEPI ~
HIS WIFE IS PICTURED IN THE OTHER PHOTO ~ SOMEONE HAS INKED HIS NAME ALONG WITH "PRINCIPAL" HOLLISTER, CALIF.~ REVERSE OF BOTH PHOTOS ARE BLANK
William Acton
Residence was not listed; Enlisted on 1/4/1865 at San Francisco, CA as a Private. On 1/4/1865 he mustered into "D" Co. CA 8th Infantry He was Mustered Out on 10/24/1865 at Fort Point, San Francisco, CA
Federal Pension Information: He applied for a pension on 12/7/1898 from the state of CA application # 1,213,506 His Widow (Julia B Acton) applied for a pension on 10/15/1925 from the state of CA application # 1,237,982
THIS DISTINCTIVE BADGE OF THE "VETERAN GUARD" IS QUITE SCARCE
CABINET CARD PICTURES ACTON WEARING THE THIS BADGE ALONG WITH A GAR OFFICERS BADGE ~ THE LETTERS "VG" ARE ALSO EMBROIDERED ON HIS KEPI ~
HIS WIFE IS PICTURED IN THE OTHER PHOTO ~ SOMEONE HAS INKED HIS NAME ALONG WITH "PRINCIPAL" HOLLISTER, CALIF.~ REVERSE OF BOTH PHOTOS ARE BLANK
William Acton
Residence was not listed; Enlisted on 1/4/1865 at San Francisco, CA as a Private. On 1/4/1865 he mustered into "D" Co. CA 8th Infantry He was Mustered Out on 10/24/1865 at Fort Point, San Francisco, CA
Federal Pension Information: He applied for a pension on 12/7/1898 from the state of CA application # 1,213,506 His Widow (Julia B Acton) applied for a pension on 10/15/1925 from the state of CA application # 1,237,982
Shipping Weight:
2 lbs
Item # CWB13601
$350.00 USD