United States. A Civil War Medal of Honor for Action at Weldon Railroad, Sylvester Martin, 88th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry GTRexclude Hale served aboard five ships

Hale served aboard five ships during his thirteen years

1891 in St

81 mm long x 13

16 August 1917)

1971 at the age of 87

United States. A Civil War Medal of Honor for Action at Weldon Railroad, Sylvester Martin, 88th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry GTRexclude Hale served aboard five shipsType III (1904). (silvered bronze and green enamels with a bronze gilt suspension, engraved "Captain Sylvester H Martin, Co. K, 88th Pa. Inf. Vols. Weldon Railroad, Aug. 19, 1864." on the reverse, 38. 2 mm x 56. 5 mm inclusive of its eagle and VALOR suspension, original ribbon with pinback); Army Civil War Campaign Medal (bronze, numbered "M. No. 1610" on the edge, 33 mm, original ribbon, brooch pinback); Grand Army of the Republic Veteran's Medal