An 1860 Castelfidardo Medal (Pro Petri Sede) Auction noted his "loss of right

noted his "loss of right eye and debility" from a from a gun shot wound

Quick victory was already a distant memory for either side

measures 31

miniature in silver and enamels

1911 and placed on duty for three years as Superintendent of the Naval Academy at Annapolis

An 1860 Castelfidardo Medal (Pro Petri Sede) Auction noted his "loss of rightVatican: Silver, 39. 5 mm, swivel suspension, original ribbon, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: This medal was instituted by Pope Pius IX in 1860 and awarded to participants in the Papal forces at the Battle of Castelfidardo. The battle was fought at Castelfidardo in the Marche region of eastern Italy near Ancona on September 18, 1860 between approximately 60,000 Piedmontese under General Cialdini and about 10,000 Papal volunteers under