C004820

Round shaped coin with crossed guns behind, antique brass, 2 inches high x 3 inches wide.

1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment.

The 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment is the oldest regular army unit on active duty. Led first in the Revolution by Captain Alexander Hamilton, the unit fought at Long Island, Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine,Germantown, Monmouth, Yorktown, and New York.After participating in the final victory at Yorktown, the unit was selected as the only Continental Army unit to remain on active duty status. Later, the unit fought in the War of 1812, and in the Miami, Creek, Seminole, Little Big Horn, and Pine Ridge Indian Campaigns. Remaining loyal to the Union,"Hamilton's Own" fought valiently in the Vally Manassas, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the Virginia 1861 Campaigns. The battalion has participated in almost every major conflict and earned 60 battle streamers and numerous unit citations for gallantry in battle, Today, "Hamilton's Own" serves at Fort Riley, Kansas and provides Paladin fire support to the 1st Brigade Compbat Team of the 1st Infantry Division.