this is a list of recipients of the congressional gold medal, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the united states congress. == recipients of continental congress gold medals == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:left" |- ! !! recipient(s) !! date of approval !! public law !! notes !! medal |- | center|75px || george washington || march 25, 1776 || continental congress || later led the continental army to victory in the american revolutionary war (1775&ndash;1783). || |- | center|75px || major general horatio gates || november 4, 1777 || continental congress || victor in saratoga campaign || |- | center|75px|| major general anthony wayne || july 26, 1779 || continental congress || || |- | center|75px || major henry "light horse harry" lee || september 24, 1779 || continental congress || || |- | center|75px || brigadier general daniel morgan || march 9, 1781 || continental congress || || |- | center|75px || major general nathanael greene || october 29, 1781 || continental congress || || |- | center|75px || john paul jones || october 16, 1787 || continental congress || || |} == recipients of u.s. congress gold medals == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:left" |- ! !! recipient(s) !! date of approval !! public law !! notes !! medal |- | center|75px || captain thomas truxtun || march 29, 1800 || 2 stat. 87 || commander of the  during the battle against the french frigate la vengeance || |- | center|75px || commodore edward preble || march 3, 1805 || 2 stat. 346â347 || || |- | center|75px|| captain isaac hull, captain stephen decatur, and captain jacob jones || january 29, 1813 || 2 stat. 830 || || |- | center|75px || captain william bainbridge || march 3, 1813 || 2 stat. 831 || || |- | center|75px || captain oliver hazard perry and captain jesse d. elliott || january 6, 1814 || 3 stat. 141 || || |- | center|75px || lieutenant william ward burrows ii and lieutenant edward mccall || january 6, 1814 || 3 stat. 141â142 || || |- | center|75px || captain james lawrence || january 11, 1814 || 3 stat. 142 || || |- | center|75px || captain [[thomas ma
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