Excerpt from An Address Delivered Before the New-York Historical Society: On Its Sixtieth Anniversary, Tuesday November 22, 1864 Military agent, S N Y., (in Europe) 1851 honorary member, third class, of the military order of the loyal legion of the U S first honorary member Third (army of the Potomac) Corps Union honorary member of the clarendon historical society of Edinburgh, Scotland, and 01 the new brunswick (canada) historical society (of St John) member - loth June, 1872, director - of the gettysburg battlefield memorial association and vice president of the saratoga [battlefield] monument association member of the netherlandish literary association [maatschapptg der Nederlandsche Letter/{undo} at Leydcn, Holland recipient, 1856, of Three Silver Medals from H R M oscar, King oi Siscden and Norway, &c for a Militai Biography of leonard torstenson, Field Marshal. Geneialissimo, of a Gold Medal in 1852, from washington hunt, [governor S N Y for Efforts to Improie the Military System of New Yolk, &c &c and Suggestions fora Paid Fiic Department With Steam Fire Engines, &c &c Ola Gold Medal, only Similar distinction ever ordered and diiected, and conferred by the supreme military au thority oi the State oi New York, by a Special Order, dated 8th September, 1851, of washington hunt, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Military Forces (8 N authorized to be worn in attest of Zeal, Devotzon and Merttortous Servtce ofa Gold Medal, in 1852, from the field and staff officers of his Command, 9th Eiig, 3d Div N Y S Troops, In testimony of their Esteem and Appreciation of his Eflorts to ards the Establishment of an efficient Militia, &c in 1670, of a Magnificent Badge, Medal and Clasps voted at the Annual Meeting of the Third ('orps (aimy of the Potomac) Union held at Boston Mass Thursda). May 5th, 1870, when A Resolution was adopted to present a Gold Medal, of the value or $500, to Gen J watts DE peyster. Of New York, as a testimonial of the apprecmtion by the Corps of his eminent services in placing upon record the true history of its achievements. And in defending its commanders and their men from ritten abuse and misrepresentation and of several other Badges, Medals, &c., for services in cinnection Wt the military service of the State of New Yor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.