Macdonough's Medal Small 311×320 Medium 623×640 Large 997×1024 Download Tiff Original 2336×2400 | (1.7 MB) Description Thomas MacDonough (December 21, 1783 – November 10, 1825) was an early 19th-century American naval officer, most notable as commander of American naval forces in Lake Champlain during the War of 1812. Keywords award, Lake Champlain, medal, officer, u.s. navy, War of 1812 Galleries Military Insignia Source: Benson John Lossing, ed. Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (vol. 6) (New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 1912)
