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The Medal of Honor was first awarded in the American Civil War (April 1861 – May 1865). President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill containing a provision for the medal for the Navy on December 21, 1861. [1]
This is a complete alphabetical list (A to F) of Medal of Honor recipients during the Civil War. Many of the awards during the Civil War were for capturing or saving regimental flags. During the Civil War, regimental flags served as the rallying point for the unit, and guided the unit's movements.
Listing of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen who received the Medal of Honor during World War II. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009 "Medal of Honor recipients". American Medal of Honor recipients for the American Civil War (A–L). United States Army Center of Military History.
This is a complete alphabetical list (M to P) of Medal of Honor recipients during the Civil War. Many of the awards during the Civil War were for capturing or saving regimental flags. During the Civil War, regimental flags served as the rallying point for the unit, and guided the unit's movements.
Joseph H. De Castro (November 14, 1844 – May 8, 1892) was the first Hispanic American to be awarded the United States's highest military decoration for valor in combat—the Medal of Honor—for having distinguished himself during Pickett's Charge in the Battle of Gettysburg of the American Civil War.
Charles Brown (Medal of Honor, 1864) Edward Brown Jr. Henri Le Fevre Brown; James Brown (sailor) Jeremiah Z. Brown; John Brown (sailor) John H. Brown (Medal of Honor) John Harties Brown; Morris Brown Jr. Robert Brown (sailor) Robert B. Brown; Uriah Brown; William H. Brown (Medal of Honor) Wilson Brown (Medal of Honor) Wilson W. Brown; Francis E ...
[114] [153] To prevent the making of copies of the medal, Brigadier General George Gillespie, Jr., a Medal of Honor recipient from the Civil War, applied for and obtained a patent for the new design. [ 153 ] [ 154 ] General Gillespie received the patent on November 22, 1904, [ 154 ] and he transferred it the following month to the Secretary of ...
American Civil War. Great Locomotive Chase; George Davenport Wilson (1830 – June 18, 1862) was an American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient. Biography