Medal of Service [left]
c 1920

Medal of Service with Company B, 24th Iowa Infantry.

The inscription reads, "24TH Iowa" and "SEPT. 1862, VICKSBURG, CHAMPION'S HILL, SABINE X ROADS, JACKSON, CEDAR CREEK WINCHESTER, PORT GIBSON, 1865 JULY 17."
Cloth, metal. L 5.6, W 3.1 cm
Vicksburg National Military Park , VICK 3774

Medal [right]
c 1866
This medal was awarded Rigby for his service to the Union during the Civil War. The five pointed-star has the raised lettering, "GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC 1861, VETERAN, 1866". The reverse has shield and pin. Top of ribbon is attached to an Eagle perched on crossed cannons. On reverse is a pin.
Cloth, metal. L 8.3, W 4.5 cm
Vicksburg National Military Park , VICK 3775