ACE." Bust of President Grant,
facing the right; under it, a calumet of peace and a branch of laurel.
Within a circle composed of thirty-six stars: ON EARTH PEACE GOOD WILL
TOWARD MEN 1871. The western hemisphere of the globe resting on
implements of husbandry, with the Holy Bible above it and rays behind
it.
This medal, though not signed, is by Paquet.
No. 80. (p. 430)
PLATE LXXX.
_April 14, 1865._
To George F. Robinson. Awarded by the Congress of the United
States, March 1, 1871.
GEORGE FOSTER ROBINSON.
[_Heroic Conduct._]
TO GEORGE F. ROBINSON. AWARDED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES,
MARCH 1. 1871. Bust of Robinson, facing the left; on the coat, four
clubs, the badge[124] of the eighteenth army corps, in which he served
during the Civil War; above, two crowns, one of laurel and one of oak;
on each side, the following: FOR HIS HEROIC CONDUCT ON THE 14. DAY OF
APRIL 1865, IN SAVING THE LIFE OF THE HONORABLE WM. H. (_William
Henry_) SEWARD THEN SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
[Footnote 124: During the war the campaign badge
was of felt, red for the first division, white for
the second, and blue for the third. For dress
occasions it was of silver, with the color of the
division inserted in the badge. The felt badge was
worn on the right side of the hat, the silver one
as in the plate. By means of the letters, figures,
and badge, any one could tell, at a glance, the
army corps, division, brigade, regiment, and
company, to which a soldier belonged, and the State
from which he came.
After the war Congress passed the following
resolution:
_Resolved, by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States in Congress
assembled_: That all who served as officers,
non-commissioned officers, privates, or other
enlisted men, in the regular army, volunteer, or
militia forces of the United States, during the war
of the Rebellion, and have been honorably
discharged from the service or remain still in the
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