Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-11-02
A Recognition Of the Services OF
Ohio SOidiers--DesCrlp 0k
Medals. ...Ii ......

On the last day of the adjourned session
of the late General Assembly resolution
was passed directing the Governor to pro-
cure propositions for designs of suitable
medals, as tokens to the officers and soldiers
of Ohio who have served during the rebel
lion ip the service Of the United States, aud
report said designs to the next General As
sembly for approval and adoption the
medals TO be of We different kinds, as fol-
lows:
F,rst-For the officers and soldiers of the
regular volunteer army honorably dis.
charged from tho service.
Soc0nd-For the officers and soldiers who
have been killed in battle ~.
Tbird--tor the officers and soldiers who
have d'eis Of wounds received in battle
Fourthtor this officers and soldiers who
have died fro,a disease contracted in the
/ service '-..
Fifth For the officers and soldiers who
haye served in the hundred days service.
ln accordance with these Instructions.
Adiutant General COwen has procured from
tho calrb,alsd house Of Tiffany Il Co., OF
New York, beautiful and unique designs OF
measla, which he will transmit TO the Gen
era. bly ia January next That our
readers may have good conception of
Jhn,o works of art, which are equal in exc
| cation to the famous Waterloo medal, we
give below brief description of them:
No. |. For the hOnsrably discharged sol
dier, he design is a bronze medal represent
ipg Ohio pefsonifed crowning her soldiers
with laurel wlesths. Each arm Of the ser
vice is designated Z. e., cavalry, artillery and
| intsntry, also one officer which will stand
ips either branch Ia the back ground the
buckeye ana wheat of State arms. The
medal is pen,!,nt by monogram U. S, from
the screl bearing the words "Honorably
Discharged" and supporting buckeye and
laurel--symbols of Ohio and Glory.
No 2 For officers and soldiers who have
been killed in battle. The angel of death
passing over the battle field bearing an in
verted torch (emblem of death) and
sword, thereby showing that death has re-
suited from battle. -
No 5. There are two designs, either of
which is appropriate. One is a dying sol
dior being carried from the field; in the
pnnol beneath the figures, is sword crossed
by branch OF cypress symbols of mourn
ing and battle The other represents Ohio
bearing awreath of immertee to the death
bed OF soldier, his accOuterments showing
him to be just from the field IN the panel
underneath, "the broken sword"
No. 4, For officers and soldiers who have
died from disease contracted in the service.
This represents Ohio paying her last tribute
to her departed soldiers who have died from
disease; in panel underneath the serpent
and cup, symbols of disease.
No. 5. For the one hundred days men
and officers. Ohio is receiving and browning
one of her soldiers who has returned with
shot torn flags, showing they were in ac-
tion-7medsl pendant from clasp formed of
bar with laurel and buckeye in reliet and
figure 100, having reference to the days
Of service. os r1 ..zgt ID.
The reverse for all the medals is simply
laure wreath to iuelose the name and in
scription. u ., r. s.t -.r.....