CIVIL WAR 12TH WEST VIRGINIA VETERANS MEDAL NAMED

Civil War West Virginia Honorable Discharge Veterans Medal named to Corporal William Rush of Company "K" 12th Regt. Volunteer Infantry to the edge of the medal. Excellent. Twelfth Infantry.-Cols., John B. Klunk, William B. Curtis; Lieut.-Cols., Robert S. Northcott, Richard H. Brown, Majs., William B. Curtis, Francis H. Pierpont, William Burley, Richard H. Brown. This regiment was organized at Camp Willey, Wheeling, Aug. 30, 1862, and was mustered in for three years. The next day it was ordered to Clarksburg, then threatened by Gen. Jenkins. It then operated by detachments until November, when seven companies under Col. Klunk accompanied Gen. Milroy's expedition through Pocahontas, Pendleton and Highland counties. They were joined at Monterey, Va., later in the month by the other three companies under Maj. Pierpont, which had been engaged against guerrillas about Elk Water and Huntersville. The regiment returned to Beverly, but was soon ordered to Petersburg, W. Va., where it joined Cluseret's brigade of Milroy's army, and continued with that brigade until after Milroy's defeat at Winchester in June, 1863, where the regiment lost heavily in killed, wounded and captured. From August to Oct., 1863, the regiment was at Martinsburg and in November moved to Maryland heights. It took part in Wells' expedition up the Shenandoah Valley in December, after which it was stationed at Cumberland, Md., until April, 1864. It moved with Gen. Sigel's army up the Valley again and fought at the battle of New Market in May. In July and August it was with Gen. Crook in the campaign against Early, fought at Snicker's ferry Winchester, and Cedar creek, and with the 1st division. Army of West Virginia, joined the Army of the Potomac in Dec., 1864, where it continued until mustered out June 16, 1865.