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Of the 3,464 Medals of Honor awarded to date, 1,522 were awarded during the American Civil War. The first Medals of Honor were given to many of the participants of the Andrews' Raid, some posthumously. Andrews himself was a civilian and thus ineligible at the time.
The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces. [1] Recipients must have distinguished themselves at the risk of their own lives above and beyond the call of duty in action against an enemy of the United States. [ 2 ]
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government and is bestowed on a member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself "…conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States…"
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 ...
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government and is bestowed on a member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself "…conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while that could engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States…"
The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War in 1862. It was, and to date is, the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces.
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.
List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients; N. New Market Cross of Honor This page was last edited on 7 December 2022, at 16:42 (UTC). ...
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