The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 54, December 25, 2005, Article 15

MILITARY ORDER OF THE LOYAL LEGION MEDAL

Regarding my question in last week's issue, Joe Levine
of Presidential Coin & Antiques writes: "From our Auction
#65 in 1999:

MILITARY ORDER OF THE LOYAL LEGION MEMBER'S BADGE.
Red, white, blue and gold enamel Maltese cross suspended
by a new replacement ribbon with a red center bordered
with white and edged with blue. Clasp numbered 6113.
Uncirculated.

The Loyal Legion was formed in Philadelphia on April 20,
1865 - 6 days after Lincoln died. Its membership was open
to commissioned officers of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps
who served in the Civil War.  Originally, a member had to
be an officer during the Civil War. Later on, the membership
was opened up to veterans of the Civil War who became officers
at a later date. Still later, membership was  opened to male
lineal descendants of those qualified to join originally.
The original ribbon had a red center bordered with white
and edged with blue. When membership was opened to lineal
descendants, their ribbon was changed to a blue center,
bordered with white and edged with red. The modern badges
issued today, have the old style ribbon colors. This badge,
with its clasp numbered 6113,  has been traced to the Oregon
Commandery . According to their records, it was issued to
John Murphy on March 7, 1888. Murphy as a Sergeant and First
Sergeant in the 5th U.S. Artillery. He retired as a major,
and thus, under the relaxed rules, was entitled to membership
in the Legion."

[Gar Travis forwarded a link to an image of a MOLLUS medal:
Image

Here are a few other links he recommends:
suvcw.org/mollus
molid.htm
mollus/resources
We referenced only one of these last week. -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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