2025-01 Raynors Historical Collectible Auctions
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Adolphus Washington Greely (1844-1935) was a United States Army officer and polar explorer. He attained the rank of major general and was a recipient of the Medal of Honor. At 17, in 1861 he enlisted in the Union Army for the American Civil War. He received his commission as a second lieutenant in 1863 and was promoted to first lieutenant in 1864 and captain in 1865. During the Civil War, Greely was wounded twice, once at the Battle of Glendale, and once at the Battle of Antietam. When the Purple Heart was created in 1932, Greely received the medal with an oak leaf cluster in recognition of his wounds. Signed slip of paper, “A.W.Greeley, Us. Army”.
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