Collection Highlights
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman
Date:
ca. 1869
Object Number:
LIB.CT.T8855.B7
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.201
Date:
after 1861
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 30.9mm (1 3/16 in.)
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing view of naval battle; legend: "THE FIRST BATTLE BETWEEN IRON CLAD WAR VESSELS." Reverse within laurel border legend: "THE REBEL STEAMER / MERRIMAC, / WITH / 12 GUNS, / DEFEATED BY THE / UNION STEAMER / MONITOR, / WITH / 2 GUNS, / IN HAMPTON Rds, MAR.9, 1862." Type and images worn.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
