Bombardment of Fort Sumter medal, United States, 1861
date: label: Date made
content: 1861
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Bombardment of Fort Sumter medal
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1861
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Fort Sumter under attack.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: BOMBARDMENT OF FORT SUMTER / APRIL 12 & 13, 1861
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: N/A
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: FORT SUMTER / WAS EVACUATED / WITH ALL THE HONORS OF WAR, / AFTER A MOST HEROIC DEFENSE BY / MAJ. R. ANDERSON / WITH A GARRISON OF / 75 MEN, / AGAINST / A TERRIFIC BOMBARDMENT / OF 30 HOURS DURATION, / BY THE SO. CA. REBELS / NUMBERING / 8000
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: associated place
content: United States: South Carolina, Sullivan's Island, Fort Sumter National Monument
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0009.0647
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0009.0647
label: accession number
content: 1991.0009
label: catalog number
content: 91.9.647
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: struck (overall production method)
label: Physical Description
content: copper (overall metal)
label: Physical Description
content: circular (overall shape)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 33.8 mm; x 1 5/16 in