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Congressional Gold Medal
Recipient General Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant b. Point Pleasant, Clermont, Ohio, 27 April 1822 (as Hiram Ulysses Grant)
d. Mount McGregor, Saratoga, New York, 23 July 1885
Thursday, 17 December 1863 Joint Resolution of Thanks to Major-General Ulysses S. Grant, and the Officers and Soldiers who have fought under his Command during this Rebellion; and providing that the President of the United States shall cause a Medal to be struck, to be presented to Major-General Grant in the name of the People of the United States of America. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the thanks of congress be, and they hereby are, presented to Major-General Ulysses S. Grant, and through him to the officers and soldiers who have fought under his command during this rebellion, for their gallantry and good conduct in the battles in which they have been engaged; and that the President of the United States be requested to cause a gold medal to be struck, with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be presented to Major-General Grant. SEC. 2. And be it further resolved, That when the said medal shall have been struck, the President shall cause a copy of this joint resolution to be engrossed on parchment, and shall transmit the same, together with the said medal, to Major-General Grant, to be presented to him in the name of the People of the United States of America. SEC. 3. And be it further resolved, That a sufficient sum of money to carry this resolution into effect is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. 13 Stat. 399
General Ulysses S. Grant Congressional Gold Medal In 1863 Congress bestowed this presentation box and medal to
General Ulysses S. Grant in commendation for his victories during the Vicksburg Campaign. The box is made of gold and ebony and, with the medal, includes well over a pound of gold. The medal was designed by Anthony C. Paquet. The obverse of the medal shows a bust of Grant with the legend: MAJOR GENERAL ULYSSES S. GRANT. JOINT RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS/DECEMBER 17. 1863. Thirteen stars and an ornate wreath surround the design.
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