The Burrows Medal Small 320×164 Medium 640×327 Large 1024×524 Download Tiff Original 2400×1227 | (4.5 MB) Description This medal was presented in honor of William Ward Burrows (1785-1813) who was slain while in command on the sloop-of-war Enterprise. Keywords Enterprise, Congressional Gold Medal, medal, Military, William Ward Burrows Galleries Military Insignia Source: Benson John Lossing, ed. Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (vol. 1) (New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 1912)