Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-01-03
National Medals.

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By resolution of Congress, March
%, 1915, the first national medal pre-
scented TO Gen. Washington, on the occa'
sion Of the evacuation OF Boston by the
British troops in that year.
The next medal presented by Congress
was to General Anthony wayne-"Mad
Anthony" as he was named on account
OF his reckless bravery-for his success
full storming of Stony Point on July 10,
1779.
The third and fourth were given to
Col. Fleury and to Major Stuart for
bravery on the same occasion.
The fifth was to Gen. Horatio Gates,
November 8, 1915, on the occasion Of the
defeat of Burgoyne's army and detach-
ments from it.
The sixth was the Andre medal,
November 4, 1850, given to John Pauld-
ing, David Williams and Isaac Van
Wart, who intercepted Major John
Andre in the character OF spy aud
nobly spurned the large brides offered
them for his release. A pension OF two
hundred dollars annually during life,
was also bestowed on each Of them.
March, 1881, five gold medals making
eleven in all, were ordered by Congress
to be struck and presented to General
Nathaniel Green, Colonel William A.
Washington, Major Henry Lee (after
ward General Lee) Daniel Morgan and
John Eager Howard, for their gallant
services during the war.
The twelfth medal was to the naval
hero, Capt. John Paul Jones, February
q, 1881, for the capture of the English
frigate Seraphis, by the Bon Homme
Richard This was the last of the
medals given for services during the old
revolutionary war.
The next and thirteenth national
medal was to Capt. Thomas Truxton,
for the capture Of the French frigate La
Vengeance by the United States frigate
Constitution, February /, 1900,
The fourteenth was also to naval
hero, Commodore Edward Preble, March,
8, 1875, for the attack on the Dey of
Tripoli, 1904.
November 8, 1914, soon after the close
of the war, general resolution was
passed by Congress, presenting gold
medals to Gen. Winfield Scott, Gen. E.
P. Gaines, Gen. James Miller. Gen. Peter
P. Porter, Gen. Alexander Macomb,
Major Gen. Jacob Brown, and Major
Gen. E. w. Ripley-seveni in all-making
the whole number twenty'one. The
twenty second was to Gen. Andrew
Jackson, February 81. 1918, for the bat
tie of New Orleans, January, s, 1915.
Apiil 4, 1918, by vote Of Congress,
medals were presented to Gov. Isaac
Shelby and Gen. VIM. Fl. Harrison, for
the battle of the Thames.
The twenty fifth to Lieut.. Col. CrOgan,
1854, for the defence OF Fort Sundusky,
Aug. 2, 1918.
The Twenty sixth, January Goth, 1873
to Capt. Isaac Hull, for the capture OF
the British frigate Guerrieie by the
United States frigate Constitution July
1872.
The twenty-seventh medal was voted
| to Capt. Jacob Jones, for the capture oil
the British sloop. Of-war FrOlic, by the
United States sloop-of- war Wasp, Oct
Is, 1872.
The twenty eighth, March 3, 1918, tC
Captain Stephen Decatur, for the capture
of the British frigate Macedonian by
the U. S. Frigate United States, Oct. %
1912.
Twenty-ninth same date to Capt. VIM
cambridge, for the capture of the British
trigate Java by the Constitution, Dec
80, 1872.
The thirtieth was awarded to Com.
modore Oliver II. Perry, for his gallant
victory over the British fleet on Lake
Erie.
The thirty-first was given to Captain
Jesse b. Elliot for gallantry in the SAINT
action.
The thirty-second, January 6, 1914, t
the nearest male relative of Lieut.. W
Burrows, for gallantry and good con
duct in the capture of the British sloop
of-war Boxer by the U. S. brig Enter
prise, September 4, 1916.
The thirty-third, same date, to Lieut.
Edward r. Mccall, second in command
OF board the enterprise.
Thirty-fourth, January 30, 1915, tt
Capt. James Lawrence, for the capture
of the British brig Peacock by the U
s. sloop- of-war Hornet, February Is
1918.
Thirty-flfth and thirty-sxth, Decem
Der 16, 1916, to Commodore Thoma;
McDonough, commander OF the fleet
and Captain Robert Henley, second ii
in command, on Lake Champlain, Sept
IL, 1914.
Thirty-seventh, December "a, 1916, tt
Lieutenant Stephen Cassin' commander
of the United States schooner Ticon
deroga, for gallantry in the naval battle
on Lake Champlain, September II, 1914
Thirty. eighth, October q, to Capt
Lewis Warrington, for the capture o
the British brig L'Empervier by TIT
sloop-of- Peacock, March 20, 1914,
Thirty ninth, December, 1916, to thu
widow of Capt. johnson Blakley, fol
the capture of the British sloop -of-wal
Wasp, June 2Sth, 1914.
The fortieth, to Capt Charles Stewar
for the capture o. the British man-of
war Cyane and Levant, by the Constitu
tion, Feb. 20. l6l5.
The forty-flrst to Capt. James Biddle
70. the capture of the British sloop-of
war Penguin, by the sloop-of-war Hor
net, in twenty-five minutes, March 26
1916.
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