In this photo, Ouray holds the silver tipped cane presented to him by President Lincoln during an 1863 White House visit. He wears a Ute delegation sash from the trip to Washington City and the Lincoln Peace Medal presented after the October 1863 treaty council at Conejos.Presidential Gifts
In this photo, Ouray holds the silver tipped cane presented to him by President Lincoln during an 1863 White House visit. He wears a Ute delegation sash from the trip to Washington City and the Lincoln Peace Medal presented after the October 1863 treaty council at Conejos.
Lincoln Peace Medal
A Lincoln Peace Medal
This Lincoln Peace Medal is like the one presented to Ouray by Lincoln’s secretary, John G. Nicolay, at the conclusion of treaty talks at Conejos, Colorado Territory on October 6, 1863. Ouray had received a silver-tipped cane from President Lincoln during a visit to Washington earlier that same year.
Image courtesy the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian NMAI E-Newservice.
