This letter describes in great detail a design for the Medal of Honor featuring a seaman grasping a cannon rammer and receiving a garland from the figure of America.
This letter was written to communicate that the evidence supplied against Henry Voigt, the Chief Coiner, was placed before the President who determined that there was no foundation for the charges.
This letter is in regards to the design for a Medal of Honor for the Army, and explains the difference with the Medal of Honor for the Navy which was currently being manufactured.
This letter enclosed an impression of a die for the proposed Medal of Honor prepared by A. Paquet featuring a seated figure of Liberty grasping the American flag presenting a soldier with a laurel wreath.
This letter submitted designs for the Medal of Honor of which photographs were also included. Each design featured a crouching male figure representing seccionist Rebels being repelled by a figure of the Union holding a shield and a female figure holding a scroll of the Constitution.
This letter includes descriptions of proposed designs for the Medal of Honor. The designs each feature a figure of America grasping the flag, a wreath of laurel surrounding an eagle and military emblems, and a seaman.