ORIGINAL RARE CIVIL WAR USN CHRISTMAS / NEW YEAR CARD FROM CIVIL WAR NAVAL HERO

Description: Rare Civil War card from Naval Hero. West Chester Pennsylvania born Acting ensign Henry Clay Nields became one of the most decorated heroes of the 1864 battle of Mobile Bay. Upon the sinking of the USS Tecumseh at the time of Farragut’s immortal Full Speed ahead…… Nields was called into action from the Metacomet. Ordered to try to save the few survivors of the Tecumseh from drowning and both small and large gun fire, he set out in a small boat into the worst of the fray and succeeded in saving ten lives under what Farragut described as the “most galling fires I ever saw”. Friend and foe alike paused to admire the boats courage during the heat of the battle. Singled out shortly afterward, Nields was given an immediate promotion by Farragut and all of the small boats oarsmen were awarded the Medal of Honor. To Nields, a career Navy Man, this was the high water mark of his service and likely his life. He had his Masonic Jewel earned in 1865 engraved beautifully with a record of this action and image of the small boat and crew - an extreme rarity on jewels such as this. He died tragically young in 1880 while in the service. A ship was named after him in WWII which saw much action as well. Guaranteed original. Please see my other auctions for more items from this estate and other estate military items. Buyer pays shipping and handling, if you would like insurance let me know and I will add the figure to the S&H price in the invoice, paypal is accepted. Returns accepted if there was an error in the description. Thank you and good luck! PLEASE NOTE!!!!!!! For international transactions: you may be required to pay customs fees as required by your country's laws, they are not charged by me and I have no responsibility toward them. Winning bid amount will be entered on customs forms. I will not falsify customs forms. Bidders / buyers of edged weapons must be 18 years of age or older and by buying / winning this item you acknowledge that you can legally own and can have this item shipped to your state or country - know your laws! If customs confiscates your item you are responsible! You also assume responsibility for any injury cased by this item and do not hold me the seller responsible. Bid / buy accordingly. Y

Price: 747.88 USD

Location: East Northport, New York

End Time: 2024-01-31T01:35:34.000Z

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