Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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Luce Center
Medal: Lt.General T.J Stonewall Jackson 1821-1863
Object Number:
INV.7347
Date:
1863 or later
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 15/16 in. ( 5 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation, at center: "CAQUE F."
Inscription: reverse, at lower center: "[name illegible] EDITEUR"
Description:
Pewter struck medal with obverse showing nude bust of Thomas Jackson facing left with surrounding legend: "LIEUT-GENERAL T.J.JACKSON 'STONEWALL' BORN 1821,DIED 1863." Reverse bears inscription at center, surrounded by corn and laurel wreath entwined with scroll bearing names of battle fields: "BULL RUN/KERNSTOWN/FRONT ROYAL, MIDDLETOWN,/WINCHESTER, STRASBURG,/HARRISONBURG, PORT REPUBLIC,/MECHANICSVILLE, COLD HARBOUR,/WHITE OAK SWAMP,/MALVERN HILL, CEDAR MOUNTAIN/MANASSAS; ornate plaque over military trophies beneath, with inscription: "DEO VINDICI."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
