West Virginia. Civil War Service, “Honorably Discharged” (Mathers, Chaplain, 6th Inf)

West Virginia. Civil War Service Medal, “Honorably Discharged” type. Impressed on the edge “Ebenezer Mathers, Chaplain, 6th Reg Inf Vols”.

Chaplain Mathers, a Methodist minister, served throughout the war with the 6th West Virginia, which was in several small actions in West Virginia and Maryland.