Congressional Medal of Honor Awarded to Captain Milton Russell
THF103330 / Congressional Medal of Honor Awarded to Captain Milton Russell
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Artifact Overview
Congress awarded former Union Army Captain Milton Russell the Medal of Honor for his "distinguished gallantry in action" at the Battle of Stones River in Tennessee in December 1862. The Medal of Honor is the highest military award given by the United States government to a member of the armed services for valor in action against an enemy.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Medal of Honor
Date Made
1897
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
37.109.16
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Sella Russell Cole.
Material
Bronze (Metal)
Ribbon (Material)
Silk (Textile)
Inscriptions
Medal: THE CONGRESS / TO / CAPT. MILTON RUSSELL / CO. A 51st INDIANA VOLS. / FOR / GALLANTRY AT STONE RIVER, TENN. / DEC.29.1862
Case: TIFFANY & CO. / NEW YORK / PARIS / LONDON
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ArtifactLetter to Milton Russell Notifying Him of Congressional Medal of Honor Award, 1897
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.
ArtifactPortrait of Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Milton F. Russell, circa 1900
Milton Russell proudly wears his Medal of Honor -- awarded for valor shown during the Civil War Battle of Stones River -- in this late-1890s portrait. Near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on December 29, 1862, Captain Russell plunged into the frigid river under heavy enemy fire and led 200 Union troops in capturing a Confederate outpost on the opposite shore.