DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion.—Battles of Chippewa, Niagara and Erie.
Device.—Bust of General Ripley.
Legend.—Brigadier-General Eleazer W. Ripley.
Reverse.—Victory holding up a tablet among the branches of a palm tree, inscribed with “Niagara, Chippewa, Erie.” In her right hand, which gracefully hangs by her side, are a trumpet and laurel wreath.
Legend.—Resolution of Congress, Nov. 3, 1814.
Exergue.—Battles of Chippewa, July 5th, 1814; Niagara, July 28th, 1814; Erie, Sept. 17th, 1814.