Exhibition: The Chamber of Commerce of New York
Item appears in the following exhibition pagesThe Chamber of Commerce of New York: "A Crisis Unprecedented": Fort Sumter The Chamber of Commerce of New York: "A Crisis Unprecedented": Section Contents Item Information Dublin CoreTitleDoubleday's Fort Sumter Medal
CreatorAbner Doubleday
SourceNew York Chamber of Commerce and Industry Records collection
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
IdentifierBox: 336 Folder: 13
RBML_NYCCC_100131002
Additional Item MetadataTemporal Coverage1862-05-04
Document Item Type MetadataText Head-Quarters, Military Defences
North of the Potomac. Washington, May 4th, 1862 Dear Sir I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of April 26th, inviting me to be present at the presentation of the Fort Sumter Medals. As this communication was only received yesterday I was of course unable to comply with the invitation. Although conscious, on the occasion alluded to, that I did no more than my simple duty in defending the flag of our country against traitors, I am none the less grateful for the compliment of this medal the possession of which will always be to me a source of the highest gratification. My address is Willards Hotel, Washington, D.C. I have the honor to be Very Respectfully Your Obedient Serv’t A. Doubleday Brig. Genl. CitationAbner Doubleday, “Doubleday's Fort Sumter Medal,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed December 18, 2024, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/nyccc/item/2659. |