A West Virginia Civil War medal awarded to Private Sandford B. Turner, 10th West Virginia In...

A West Virginia Civil War medal awarded to Private Sandford B. Turner, 10th West Virginia Infantry Regiment, who after reenlisting as a Veteran, was wounded in action at the battle of Opequan (Winchester) on 19 September 1864 West Virginia Civil War Medal, ‘Honorably Discharged’ type (Sandford B. Turner Co B 10th Reg Inf Vols) in original named card box of issue, mint state £300-£400 --- Sandford B. Turner enlisted into ‘D’ Company, 10th West Virginia Infantry Regiment on 10 June 1861. Discharged on 28 February 1864, he immediately re-enlisted as a Veteran Volunteer, and was given Veteran furlough during March and April 1864, returning to his Regiment in May that year. Turner was wounded in action at the battle of Opequan (Winchester) on 19 September 1864 but returned to duty in November and was finally was discharged from service on 9 August 1865. After the Civil War he lived in Lewis County, West Virginia. The 10th Regiment was recruited in the latter part of 1861, the first companies being assigned to duty under General Rosecrans, then in command of the Frontier Department. Its organisation was not completed until May 1862, when it was attached to the command of General Milroy, and took part in the operations of that army during the remainder of the year. In May, 1863, it was ordered back to West Virginia and attached to the brigade commanded by General Averell. The first action of the regiment as a body was at Beverly, in July 1863, where it was attacked by the enemy under Colonel W. L. Jackson, and notwithstanding the regiment was greatly outnumbered it held Jackson at bay for two days, when reinforcements arrived and the Confederates were routed. It fought at Cloyd's Mountain, where it was highly complimented by General Averell for its gallantry, and afterward was with that officer in several raids and expeditions. In the campaign against General Early in the Shenandoah Valley in 1864, it was in action at Snicker's ferry, Winchester, Berryville, the Opequan, Fisher's Hill, and Cedar creek. After Sheridan's victories in the Valley it joined the Army of the James and continued in the operations about Petersburg and Richmond until the close of the war. It was mustered out 9 August 1865.