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Creator Role
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Description
The medal's obverse design depicts a bust image of William T. Sherman. To the bust's proper left, three other men a pictured. One holds a sword with upturned palms while the second stands at his side and the third sits in the background on horseback. On the reverse, Confederate and United States flags are pictured intersecting at the top of the medal. Several rifles appear behind the flags, and the image of an eagle is placed at the center of the intersection. At the medal's bottom, a decorative border lines the edge.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
1971
Measurement
1 3/8 inches (diameter)
Materials and Techniques Display
bronze
Inscription
obverse: APRIL 17, 1865 / JOHNSTON SURRENDERS TO SHERMAN reverse: THE HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR / Realizing that the confederacy / is lost, General Johnston / ignores orders from / Jefferson Davis and / surrenders to Sherman / in North Carolina.
Subjects
Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891; Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Work Type
commemorative medal
Class
coins & medals
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
ID
3803.4
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.