Mustang.CDR Posted August 22, 2017 Share #1 Posted August 22, 2017 USS MONITOR veterans medal, Army of the Potomac Medal, and Company E 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery Corps badge to Frank B. Butts. He served in the Army and then the Navy and was onboard the MONITOR when she sank off Cape Hatteras. Both veterans medal are engraved on the reverse. both his Army and Navy service would have qualified him for the Army of the Potomac Medal. If the name sounds familiar, he is the Sailor that told the story of the of putting the cat in the barrel of the Dahlgren gun before MONITOR sank. While no "cat" remains were found in either gun or the turret, Butts did write about this and told the story for many, many, years after the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang.CDR Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted August 22, 2017 Army of the Potomac Medal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang.CDR Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted August 22, 2017 Rhode Island Corp Badge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang.CDR Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted August 22, 2017 USS MONITOR Medal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuftStalg1 Posted August 22, 2017 Share #5 Posted August 22, 2017 Wow, fantastic! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted August 23, 2017 Share #6 Posted August 23, 2017 Amazing. That MONITOR medal is gorgeous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippo66 Posted August 23, 2017 Share #7 Posted August 23, 2017 Wow, this post made my day. First medal of this type I have ever seen. The condition is stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted August 23, 2017 Share #8 Posted August 23, 2017 I just googled the USS MONITOR.Her compliment was only 49officers and men. Can't be a whole lot of those floating around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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