Union Army - Civil War ID Tag - McClellan - Type 1 - Gilt - (1861-65) - NY 108th Regiment - NGC Certified --- The inscription reads " CO. K - 108th REG. - N.Y.S. VOLS. - BATTLES ANTIETAM - FREDERICKSBURGH " and the name of the soldier " GEORGE W. PERRYE" - The reverse reads "MAJOR GENERAL Geo. B. Mc CLELLAN - WAR OF 1861" - This piece has been certified as genuine by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, one of the nation's leading third-party grading and authentication services. There is a history of the 108th NY, but it is relatively rare. The reference book is George H. Washburn's A Complete Military History and Record of the 108th Regiment, NY Vols., from 1862-1864 (Rochester, NY: E.R. Andrews Press, 1894). The following information pertains to the Regiment, but not necessarily Company “K”. The regiment mustered in August 16-18, 1862 in Rochester, NY, and was mustered out on May 28, 1865. It was in the Army of the Potomac's 2nd Corps, and was engaged in the battles at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Cold Harbor and the siege of Petersburg to Appomattox, all major battles. All told, it lost (killed, wounded, missing) 642 officers and men and had one Medal of Honor awardee.