George Brinton McClellan Campaign Token
Unknown American, American
1864
Brass
Overall: 13/16 in. (2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Ralph Becker, Father of William Becker, Class of 1964
165.31.31598
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Communication Artifacts: Documentary Artifact
Research Area
American History
Not on view
Inscriptions
obv: [At top, semi-circle of 13 stars] inscribed, at bottom: 1863 / LITTLE MACK; [at center, bust facing left, enclosed in laurel wreath] rev: inscribed: McCLELLAN / MEDAL / FOR / ONE CENT [Star to right and left]
Provenance
Collected by Raph E. Becker (1907-1994), father of William W. Becker, Class of 1964; given to present collection, 1965.
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