Congressional Gold Medal awarded to Cornelius Vanderbilt. Authorized by Congress January 28, 1864, Presented to Vanderbilt date unknown. Whether original medal or reproduction not indicated.
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Mathew_Brady" class="extiw" title="w:en:Mathew Brady"><span title="American photographer (circa 1823–1896)">Mathew Benjamin Brady</span></a>
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