Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the US (Capt Cossitt, 122nd New York Inf)

Military Order of the Loyal Legion membership badge, numbered “8487″” on the loop. The ribbon is heavily worn on the front; the pendant is mounted back to front..

Issued to Captain Davis Cossitt, 122nd New York Infantry. The regiment was raised around Syracuse in 1862 and served in reserve at Antietam. It saw heavy action at Gettysburg (where Cossitt commanded Company D) and later fought in Central Virginia.