From the Tan Yard to the White House the Story of President Grants Life
From the Tan Yard to the White House the Story of President Grants Life
Thayer, William Makepeace, 1820-1898
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Grant, and through him to the officers and soldiers who have fought under his command during this rebellion, for the gaU lantry and good conduct in the battles in which they have been engaged ; and that the President of the United States be requested to cause a gold medal to be struck, with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be presented to Major-General Grant. " The medal was designed by Leutze. On one side was a profile likeness of Grant, surrounded by a laurel- wreath. His name ...and victories were inscribed upon it, and all surrounded by a galaxy of stars. On the reverse 212 FROM THE TAN- YARD TO THE WHITE HOUSE. was the figure of Fame, sitting on the American Eagle, in her right-hand a trumpet, in her left a scroll bearing the names of Corinth, Vicksburg, Mississippi River, and Chattanooga ; on her head a helmet ; front of the eagle the emblematical shield of the United States ; beneath, the pine and palm intertwined ; and over all, " Proclaim Liberty through the Land.
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