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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_honors
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gptkbp:administered_by
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gptkb:U._S._Congress
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Mexican-American_War
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gptkbp:awarded_by
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:awarded_for
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service in the Mexican-American War
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gptkbp:awarded_to
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volunteers and regulars
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gptkbp:awards
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served in the military between 1846 and 1848
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gptkbp:commemorates
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gptkb:U._S._victory_in_the_Mexican-American_War
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gptkbp:criteria
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service in the military during the war
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gptkbp:design
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medal with a design representing the Mexican-American War
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gptkbp:design_features
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eagle and shield emblem
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gptkbp:discontinued
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1855
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gptkbp:established
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1847
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gptkbp:first_awarded
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1848
1855
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gptkbp:historical_context
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part of U. S. expansionism
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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marks a controversial war
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mexican War Medal
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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political climate of the time
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gptkbp:inscription
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The words ' Mexican War' on the medal
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gptkbp:material
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bronze
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gptkbp:notable_recipients
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gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:Joseph_Hooker
gptkb:William_T._Sherman
gptkb:William_Henry_Seward
gptkb:James_B._Mc_Pherson
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Winfield_Scott
gptkb:Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:Richard_Taylor
gptkb:George_H._Thomas
gptkb:Zachary_Taylor
gptkb:Thomas_J._Jackson
gptkb:John_C._Frémont
gptkb:John_G._Parke
gptkb:George_Meade
gptkb:Henry_W._Halleck
gptkb:Stephen_W._Kearny
gptkb:William_S._Rosecrans
gptkb:James_Shields
gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:John_Sedgwick
gptkb:John_A._Logan
gptkb:John_A._Quitman_Jr.
gptkb:George_Mc_Clellan
gptkb:William_H._Lytle
gptkb:James_Polk_Jr.
gptkb:John_C._Pemberton
gptkb:David_E._Twiggs
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:military_honors
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:War_of_1812_Medal
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gptkbp:recipients
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gptkb:U._S._Army_soldiers
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gptkbp:related_to
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U. S. military history
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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other campaign medals
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gptkbp:ribbon
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red, white, and green
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gptkbp:significance
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recognition of military service
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gptkbp:size
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1.5 inches in diameter
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gptkbp:succeeded_by
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gptkb:Civil_War_Medal
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gptkbp:symbolizes
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military valor
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gptkbp:type
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campaign medal
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gptkbp:used_in
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military ceremonies
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Joseph_Hooker
gptkb:George_Meade
gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:George_Mc_Clellan
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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