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An outstanding badge commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Cedar Mountain, Virginia! This beautiful badge was worn by a veteran of the 28th New York Infantry at this reunion. The badge is a cream color with two applied US flags. Written on the badge in gold is "1861 - 1902 - 28th New York Volunteers Reunion - Culpeper, VA. - Aug. 8,9, 1902 - 40th Anniversary Battle of Cedar Mountain, VA.". The 28th New York had 213 casualties out of 339 men reporting for duty that day in 1862! What a ribbon!!!! The 28th, the "Niagara Rifles," was composed of five companies from Niagara county, two from Orleans county, one from Ontario, one from Genesee and one from Sullivan, and was mustered into the U. S. service for two years on May 22, 1861, at Albany. A month was spent in camp at Camp Morgan and on June 25, the regiment left the state for Washington. It was assigned on July 7 to Butterfield's brigade, Keim's division of Gen. Patterson's force, which it joined at Martinsburg, W. Va. Camp was occupied at Berlin until Aug. 20, when the force moved to Darnestown and remained there until Oct. 20, when it was ordered to Ball's bluff but did not arrive in time to take part in the battle. From Dec. 5, 1861, to Jan. 6, 1862, the regiment encamped at Fredericksburg, was then at Hancock until March 1, and then moved to Winchester with the 1st brigade, 1st division, 5th corps, Army of the Potomac. Co. E participated in the engagement near Columbia Furnace, Co. I in an encounter near Montevideo, and the entire regiment was transferred to the Department of the Shenandoah in May. It marched to Front Royal Middletown, Newton, Winchester and Bunker Hill in May; to Williamsport and Front Royal in June, and to Culpeper Court House and Cedar mountain in July. In the battle of Cedar mountain the loss of the 28th was 213 killed, wounded and missing out of 339 engaged, and of these 41 men were mortally wounded. On Aug. 21, the regiment was again in action at Rappahannock Station. On June 26 it was assigned to the 1st brigade, 1st division, 2nd corps, Army of Virginia, and on Sept. 12, to the same brigade and division of the 12th corps Army of the Potomac. During the battle of Bull Run (second) the command was posted at Manassas Junction and was then withdrawn to Centerville and Alexandria, leaving there Sept. 3 for Maryland. At Antietam the command was closely engaged and the commander of the corps, Gen. Mansfield, was mortally wounded. Gen. Williams succeeded him in command and the corps went into camp at Harper's Ferry. On Dec. 10, the regiment marched toward Dumfries, from there to Fairfax Station, then to Stafford Court House, where it established winter quarters. The last battle of the 28th was at Chancellorsville in which the regiment lost 78 members killed, wounded or missing. Soon after it returned to New York and was mustered out at Albany June 2 1863. The total loss of the regiment during its term of service was 68 members killed or died of wounds and 49 died from other causes.