Memoirs of the Generals, Commodores and other Commanders, who distinguished themselves in the American army and navy during the wars of the Revolution and 1812, and who were presented with medals by Congress for their gallant services
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Plate 1.
Oh spirits of the mighty dead!
The pen that writes your deathless story
Should be a sunbeam winged and shed
O’er every page its golden glory
W. L. Ormsby, sc.
BY THOMAS WYATT, A.M., AUTHOR OF THE “KINGS OF FRANCE,” ETC. ETC.
ILLUSTRATED BY EIGHTY-TWO ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL FROM THE ORIGINAL MEDALS.
PHILADELPHIA: PUBLISHED BY CAREY AND HART MDCCCXLVIII.
Thomas Wyatt
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PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
CERTIFICATE.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDALS.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL PRESENTED TO GENERAL SCOTT.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL PRESENTED TO GENERAL BROWN.
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MONUMENT OF BURROWS.
THE TOMB OF BURROWS.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
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Description of the gold medal presented by Congress to the nearest male relative of Captain James Lawrence.
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