The following table is a list.
of the medals awarded by the Congress of the United States.
| Date of Resolution. | To whom presented. | For what service. | Metal. |
| March 25, 1776 | Gen. George Washington | Capture of Boston | Gold. |
| Nov. 4, 1777 | Brig.-Gen. Horatio Gates | Defeat of Burgoyne | Gold. |
| July 26, 1779 | Maj.-Gen. Anthony Wayne | Storming of Stony Point | Gold. |
| July 26, 1779 | Lieut.-Col. De Fleury | Storming of Stony Point | Silver. |
| July 26, 1779 | Maj. John Stewart | Storming of Stony Point | Silver. |
| Sept. 24, 1779 | Maj. Henry Lee | Surprise of Paulus Hook | Gold. |
| Nov. 3, 1780 | John Paulding | Capture of Andre | Silver. |
| Nov. 3, 1780 | David Williams | Capture of Andre | Silver. |
| Nov. 3, 1780 | Isaac Van Wart | Capture of Andre | Silver. |
| March 9, 1781 | Brig.-Gen. Daniel Morgan | Victory of the Cowpens | Gold. |
| March 9, 1781 | Lieut.-Col. William A. Washington | Victory of the Cowpens | Silver. |
| March 9, 1781 | Lieut.-Col. John E. Howard | Victory of the Cowpens | Silver. |
| Oct. 29, 1781 | Maj.-Gen. Nathanael Greene | Victory at Eutaw Springs | Gold. |
| Oct. 16, 1787 | Capt. John Paul Jones | Capture of the Serapis, 1779 | Gold. |
| March 29, 1800 | Capt. Thomas Truxton | Action with the Vengeance (French） | Gold. |
| March 3, 1805 | Com. Edward Preble | Tripoli | Gold. |
| Jan. 29, 1813 | Capt. Isaac Hull | Capture of the Guerriere | Gold. |
| Jan. 29, 1813 | Capt. Jacob Jones | Capture of the Frolic | Gold. |
| Jan. 29, 1813 | Capt. Stephen Decatur | Capture of the Macedonian | Gold. |
| March 3, 1813 | Capt. William Bainbridge | Capture of the Java | Gold. |
| Jan. 6, 1814 | Lieut. Edward R. McCall | Capture of the Boxer | Gold. |
| Jan. 6, 1814 | Com. Oliver H. Perry | Victory on Lake Erie | Gold. |
| Jan. 6, 1814 | Capt. Jesse D. Elliott | Victory on Lake Erie | Gold. |
| Jan. 11, 1814 | Capt. James Lawrence | Capture of the Peacock | Gold. |
| Oct. 20, 1814 | Com. Thomas Macdonough | Victory on Lake Champlain | Gold. |
| Oct. 20, 1814 | Capt. Robert Henley | Victory on Lake Champlain | Gold. |
| Oct. 20, 1814 | Lieut. Stephen Cassin | Victory on Lake Champlain | Gold. |
| Oct. 21, 1814 | Capt. Lewis Warrington | Capture of the Epervier | Gold. |
| Nov. 3, 1814 | Capt. Johnston Blakely (to the widow) | Capture of the Reindeer | Gold. |
| Nov. 3, 1814 | Maj.-Gen. Jacob Brown | Victory of Chippewa, etc. | Gold. |
| Nov. 3, 1814 | Maj.-Gen. Peter B. Porter | Victory of Chippewa, etc. | Gold. |
| Nov. 3, 1814 | Brig.-Gen. E. W. Ripley | Victory of Chippewa, etc. | Gold. |
| Nov. 3, 1814 | Brig.-Gen. James Miller | Victory of Chippewa, etc. | Gold. |
| Nov. 3, 1814 | Maj.-Gen. Winfield Scott | Victory of Chippewa, etc. | Gold. |
| Nov. 3, 1814 | Maj.-Gen. Edmund P. Gaines | Victory of Erie | Gold. |
| Nov. 3, 1814 | Maj.-Gen. Alexander Macomb | Victory of Plattsburg | Gold. |
| Feb. 27, 1815 | Maj.-Gen. Andrew Jackson | Victory of New Orleans | Gold. |
| Feb. 22, 1816 | Capt. Charles Stewart | Capture of the Cyane and Levant | Gold. |
| Feb. 22, 1816 | Capt. James Biddle | Capture of the Penguin | Gold. |
| April 4, 1818 | Maj.-Gen. William H. Harrison | Victory of the Thames | Gold. |
| April 4, 1818 | Gov. Isaac Shelby. | Victory of the Thames | Gold. |
| Feb. 13, 1835 | Col. George Groghan (22 years after) | Defence of Fort Stevenson, 1813 | Gold. |
| July 16, 1846 | Maj.-Gen. Zachary Taylor | Victory on Rio Grande | Gold. |
| March 2, 1847 | Maj.-Gen. Zachary Taylor | Capture of Monterey | | Gold. |
| March 3, 1847 | British, French, and Spanish officers and crews | Rescuing crew of U. S. brig-of-war Somers before Vera Cruz, Dec. 7, 1846 | Gold & silver. |
| March 9, 1848 | Maj.-Gen. Winfield Scott | Mexican campaign | Gold |
| May 9, 1848 | Maj.-Gen. Zachary Taylor | Victory of Buena Vista | Gold. |
| Aug. 4, 1854 | Capt. Duncan N. Ingraham | Release of Martin Koszta | Gold. |
| May 11, 1858 | Dr. Frederick H. Rose, of the British navy | For humanity—care of yellow-fever patients from Jamaica to New York on the U. S. S. Susquehanna | Gold. |
| Dec. 21, 1861 July 16, 1862 | Naval, to be bestowed upon petty officers, seamen, and marines distinguished for gallantry in action, etc.; 200 issued |
| July 12, 1861 | Army, to non-commissioned officers and privates for gallantry in action, etc.; 2,000 issued | At Gettysburg.
July 1, 1863, the 27th Maine volunteered to remain for the battle, although its term had expired.
All its members received medals | Bronze. |
| March 3, 1863 |
| Dec. 17, 1863 | Maj.-Gen. Ulysses S. Grant | Victories of Fort Donelson, Vicksburg, Chattanooga | Gold. |
| Jan. 28, 1864 | Cornelius Vanderbilt | Gift of ship Vanderbilt | Gold. |
| July 26, 1866 | Capts. Creighton, Low, and Stouffler | Rescuing 500 passengers from the S. S. San Francisco. July 26, 1853.
Creighton of the Three Bells, Glasgow; Low, of the bark Kelly, of Boston; and Stouffler, of the ship Antarctic, Liverpool | Gold. |
Medals awarded by the Congress of the United States—Continued.
| Date of Resolution. | To whom presented. | For what service. | Metal. |
| March 2, 1867 | Cyrus W. Field | Laying the Atlantic cable | Gold. |
| March 16, 1867 | George Peabody | Promotion of education | Gold. |
| March 1, 1871 | George F. Robinson | Saving William H. Seward from assassination, April 14, 1865.
Besides the medal, $5,000 | Gold. |
| Feb. 24, 1873 | Capt. Crandall and others, Long Island light-house keeper and crew | Saving passengers from the Metis, of the New York and Providence line, Aug. 31, 1872 | Gold. |
| June 16, 1874 | Centennial medals |
| June 20, 1874 | Life-saving medals.
1st and 2d class | There have been presented as awards for life-saving since the passage of the resolution 167 gold and 209 silver medals up to July 1, 1892 | Gold & silver. |
