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Gift of Miss Cornelia Gross and Mr. Spencer Gross, 1975.98.0 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical …
Thomas McManus medal
Gift of Miss Cornelia Gross and Mr. Spencer Gross, 1975.98.0 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Thomas McManus medal

Subject Thomas McManus American, 1834 - 1914
Dateabout 1923
Mediumcast metal; gros grain ribbon
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width): 3 5/8 × 1 1/4in. (9.2 × 3.2cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Miss Cornelia Gross and Mr. Spencer Gross
DescriptionA medal in the shape of a miniature tablet with a tribute to Thomas McManus of Hartford, Conn. There is a ribbon above the medal that has red, white, and blue vertical stripes. At the top of the medal is a relief image of the bust of Thomas McManus.
Object number1975.98.0
MarkingsRecto, inscribed: "1834 THOMAS McMANUS 1914/ BORN IN HARTFORD HE LIVED/ HIS LIFE HERE AND DIED RICH IN/ THE ESTEEM OF HIS FELLOWS/ MAJOR OF THE 25TH INFANTRY/ CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS 1862-1863/ HE WAS A BRAVE SOLDIER BELOVED/ BY HIS MEN/ UPON THIS FIELD WHICH WAS ONCE/ THEIR CAMPING GROUND HIS SURVIVING/ COMRADES IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY/ HAVE PLACED THIS TABLET AS A/ TRIBUTE TO HIS MERIT AND/ PATRIOTISM AS CITIZEN AND SOLDIER/ 1923"
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