Letter to Milton Russell Notifying Him of Congressional Medal of Honor Award, 1897
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Imagine Milton Russell's great surprise and delight when he received this letter from Russell Alger, the United States Secretary of War, in September 1897. It notified the former Union captain that he was to receive the Medal of Honor for valor shown during the Civil War Battle of Stones River in Tennessee, 35 years earlier.
Imagine Milton Russell's great surprise and delight when he received this letter from Russell Alger, the United States Secretary of War, in September 1897. It notified the former Union captain that he was to receive the Medal of Honor for valor shown during the Civil War Battle of Stones River in Tennessee, 35 years earlier.
Artifact
Letter (Correspondence)
Date Made
1897
Subject Date
1897
Keywords
United States, Iowa, Des Moines
Stones River, Battle of, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1862-1863
United States. Army. Indiana. Infantry Regiment, 51st (1861-1865)
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
37.109.36
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Sella Russell Cole.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Typewriting
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10.5 in
Width: 8.25 in
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