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Unclaimed Civil War Medals
In 1866, the state of West Virginia authorized the minting of over 26,000 medals to honor its Union Civil War soldiers. Today, over 4,000 medals remain unclaimed.
The list of names of these soldiers, as well as more information on what the medals look like, visit the West Virginia State Archives page.
http://www.wvculture.org/history/medals.html
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