Medal
name: label: recipient
content: Wolfley, William Irvin
notes: label: Description
content: The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States was formed on April 15, 1865, in the immediate aftermath of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. This medal, an enameled star with ribbon, was given to Lt. Col. William Irvin Wolfley (1837-1910), a surgeon who served with the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. The obverse has a spread eagle and “Lex Regit Arma Tuentur.” The reverse has crossed swords, 13 stars, and “M. O. Loyal Legion / U.S. MDCCCLXV.”
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: Medicine
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Eleanor Wolfley Bisell, Elizabeth Wolfley Harman, and Caroline Woofley Shannon
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.M-04908
label: catalog number
content: M-04908
label: accession number
content: 157569
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
label: Other Terms
content: Medal; Medals; Commemorative and Association
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, gold (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: enamel (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric, silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .1 cm x 3.8 cm x 6.6 cm; 1/16 in x 1 1/2 in x 2 5/8 in