Object Details
- associated person
- Grant, Ulysses S.
- Description
- This Congressional Gold Medal was awarded on December 17, 1863 to General Grant after his victory at Vicksburg. The battle of Vicksburg was a turning point for the Union Army. The siege lasted six weeks until the Confederate forces surrendered on July 4, 1863.
- Credit Line
- Julia Dent Grant and William H. Vanderbilt
- c. 1863
- associated date
- 1863-12-17
- ID Number
- AF.93729
- accession number
- 18528
- catalog number
- 93729
- Object Name
- medal
- Other Terms
- medal; Decoration; Congressional
- Physical Description
- gold (overall material)
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Civil War
- Military
- Exhibition
- Price of Freedom
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_420464
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-23ab-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
