Brigadier General Edmund Rice (1842 - 1906) - Congressional Medal of Honor für "Gallantry at Gettysburg, PA., July 3, 1863" - photo 1

Brigadier General Edmund Rice (1842 - 1906) - Congressional Medal of Honor für "Gallantry at Gettysburg, PA., July 3, 1863"

Lot 3052
11.05.2023 10:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 3052 | Brigadier General Edmund Rice (1842 - 1906) - Congressional Medal of Honor für "Gallantry at Gettysburg, PA., July 3, 1863"
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€ 2 500
In Bronze geprägter, auf der Spitze stehender, fünfstrahliger Stern (Army 2. Modell) mit der Stechersignatur "Paquet F.". Die mittels Ringen befestigte Adleragraffe und die Tragespange mit Sicherheitsnadel ebenfalls aus Bronze geprägt. An originalem Band. Die Rückseite mit der Trägerwidmung "The Congress to Major Edmund Rice 18th Mass.Inf., for Gallantry at Gettysburg, PA., July 3, 1863". Breite 53,3 mm.
Edmund Rice trat 1861 dem 14. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment bei und wurde kurz darauf zum 18. Mass.Inf.Rgt. versetzt. Im Bürgerkrieg nahm er u.a. an den Schlachten "Ball's Bluff", "Siege of Yorktown", "Fair Oaks, "Savage Station" und "Malvern Hill" teil, wurde 1862 zum Major befördert und nahm im Dezember 1862 am "Battle of Fredericksburg" teil. Im "Battle of Gettysburg" vom 1. bis 3. Juli 1863 erhielt er für seine Tapferkeit im Zurückschlagen des konföderierten Frontalangriffs, des sogenannten "Pickett's Charge", die Congressional Medal of Honor, die ihm jedoch erst im Jahr 1891 verliehen wurde. 1864 wurde er zum Lieutenant Colonel ernannt, geriet im Mai 1864 im "Battle of Spotsylvania Court House" verwundet in Gefangenschaft, konnte aber aus einem Zug springend flüchten und wurde im Juli 1864 zum Colonel ernannt. Rice kämpfte auch in den Indian Wars, im Spanish-American War und im Philippine-American War. 1903 trat er im Rang eines Brigadier General in den Ruhestand.
Brigadier General Edmund Rice (1842 - 1906) - a Congressional Medal of Honor for "Gallantry at Gettysburg, PA., July 3, 1863"
The five-rayed star (army, second model) embossed in bronze, standing on one point, with engraver's signature "Paquet F.". The eagle clasp fastened with rings and the suspension bar with safety pin, both also embossed in bronze. On the original ribbon. Dedication "The Congress to Major Edmund Rice 18th Mass.Inf., for Gallantry at Gettysburg, PA., July 3, 1863" on the reverse. Width 53.3 mm.
Edmund Rice joined the 14th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment in 1861 and shortly thereafter was transferred to the 18th Mass.Inf.Rgt. During the Civil War, he took part, among others, in the battles "Ball's Bluff", "Siege of Yorktown", "Fair Oaks, "Savage Station" and "Malvern Hill", was promoted to the rank of major in 1862 and in December 1862 participated in the "Battle of Fredericksburg". For his bravery shown in fighting off the frontal assault of the Confederate troops known as "Pickett's Charge" in the "Battle of Gettysburg" from 1st to 3rd July 1863, he received the Congressional Medal of Honor, which, however, was not awarded to him until 1891. In 1864, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel, in May 1864 he was wounded and was taken prisoner of war during the "Battle of Spotsylvania Court House", but managed to escape by jumping off a train and in July 1864 was made colonel. Rice also fought in the Indian Wars, in the Spanish-American War and in the Philippine-American War. In 1903, he resigned in the rank of a brigadier general.
Condition: II +
Place of origin:USA
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