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Box 23.1

 Container

Contains 3 Results:

Congressional Medal of Honor, 1897-01-23

 Item — Box: 23.1, Object: 1
Identifier: GA.BH.23.1.1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Michael Dougherty Collection includes documents, personal letters, and artifacts related to the life and military service of Private Michael Dougherty of Company B, 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Dougherty was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery during the Civil War, specifically for his actions at the Battle of Jefferson, Virginia, in 1863. The collection documents his experiences as a prisoner of war in Andersonville and other Confederate prisons, highlighting the challenges faced...
Dates: 1897-01-23

Leather Medal of Honor Case, 1897-01-23

 Item — Box: 23.1, Object: 2
Identifier: GA.BH.23.1.2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Michael Dougherty Collection includes documents, personal letters, and artifacts related to the life and military service of Private Michael Dougherty of Company B, 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Dougherty was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery during the Civil War, specifically for his actions at the Battle of Jefferson, Virginia, in 1863. The collection documents his experiences as a prisoner of war in Andersonville and other Confederate prisons, highlighting the challenges faced...
Dates: 1897-01-23

Medal for Bravery in Battle

 Item — Box: 23.1, Object: 3
Identifier: GA.BH.23.1.3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Michael Dougherty Collection includes documents, personal letters, and artifacts related to the life and military service of Private Michael Dougherty of Company B, 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Dougherty was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery during the Civil War, specifically for his actions at the Battle of Jefferson, Virginia, in 1863. The collection documents his experiences as a prisoner of war in Andersonville and other Confederate prisons, highlighting the challenges faced...
Dates: 1859 - 1911