Engraved silver identification badge. Obverse engraved "J.D. Weick Co. H 10. N.Y Cav." Original pin and ring to reverse. Approx. 1 x 1 1/4 in.

John Weick (alt. Wick) was a German immigrant who enlisted as a private at Elmira, New York, on 6 November 1861 and was mustered into Company F of the 10th New York Cavalry, also known as the "Porter Guard." They moved to Maryland in 1862 and fought in the Battle of Fredericksburg before enduring the Mud March. They saw heavy action during the Gettysburg Campaign, losing 130 men and their flag at the Battle of Brandy Station when they were routed by a charge of the 1st North Carolina Cavalry.

They fought in the Bristoe and Mine Run Campaigns, and on 31 December 1863, Weick re-enlisted. 1864 brought more heavy action, including the Battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, Sheridan's Trevillian Raid, and the Battle of Ream's Station. They saw out the war in the Appomattox Campaign fighting at Five Forks and Appomattox Station. Interestingly, Wick was promoted to bugler in the late days of the war.

A fine cavalry badge from a hard-fought regiment. 

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