Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Abraham Lincoln Reunion Medal
Object Number:
INV.3786
Date:
1909
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.3 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, at left of image: "H. Ryden Sc."
Inscription: obverse, at left of image: "C.H. HANSON, MFR."
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing three-quarter clothed bust of beardless Lincoln facing right with legend: "ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRESIDENT 1861-1865." Reverse depicts two figures, male and female, representing the North and the South, seated on a cannon, with the Capitol to the left; legend: "REUNION."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
