Collection Highlights
Terms of Surrender
Date:
April 9, 1865
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Grant
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Luce Center
Medal in box: Americas First Victory E.T. Ticonderoga...
Object Number:
INV.5592
Date:
1975
Medium:
Gilt brass
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 9/16 in. ( 4 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: edge, upper center: "American Mint Associates, Inc."
Inscription: obverse, lower left of field: maker's monogram
Description:
Gilt brass struck medal with obverse depicting aerial view of Fort Ticonderoga with legend: "AMERICA'S FIRST VICTORY/FORT TICONDEROGA" and dates on either side: "1775"/"1975." Reverse shows fragment of fort walls with cannons with surrounding legend: "ETHAN ALLEN/MAY 10, 1775."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
