U.S. Civil War is also known as the War Between the States. This Civil war waged from April 1861 until April 1865. The war was hastened by the secession of eleven Southern states through 1860 and 1861 and development of Confederate States of America under the rule of President Jefferson Davis. States in the southern region feared that the new president Abraham Lincoln and the Northern politicians would obstruct the growth of slavery and put in danger the existing slaveholding arrangement. Abraham Lincoln had been elected in 1860.
Abraham Lincoln tried to free the Southern slaves all through the war by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation. He fought first and foremost to reinstate the Union. The civil war began on April 12, 1861 when Confederate weaponry fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. It took Allied forces up to ten weeks to break down Fort Sumter. The war was intense and many soldiers lost their lives under the command of President Abraham Lincoln. The Civil War Medal was given to all those who were in active military service between April 15, 1861 and April 9, 1865. The eligibility time frame for Texas was extended up to August 20, 1866 to award the medal. War Department General Orders Number 12 established the Army Civil War Campaign Medal on January 21, 1907.
Civil War is the first military service acknowledged by a campaign medal. As a result, this medal is worn ahead of all other Army campaign medals. Francis D. Millet designed the Civil War Medal. Its first recipient was Major General Charles F. Humphrey on May 26, 1909 as the Civil War Medal No. 1 was awarded to him.
An engraving of Lincoln is placed in the center of the medal and is bordered by raised writing with the text “WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE WITH CHARITY FOR ALL.” The head of Lincoln was selected by Millet because it was the only thing that could be used on the medal without misdemeanor to the emotion. It is widely accepted all over the whole country in reference to the Civil War.
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