A Shower of Stars: The Medal of Honor and the 27th MaineG.K. Hall, 1999 - 381 pages |
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... civil servants . He was disliked by historians because he would not allow them access to original records ; yet he brought to completion the publication of that great mine of historical information , War of the Rebellion ... Official ...
... civil servants . He was disliked by historians because he would not allow them access to original records ; yet he brought to completion the publication of that great mine of historical information , War of the Rebellion ... Official ...
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... civil- ians who , if occasion requires , should be re- warded in some other way . Medals of honor should be reserved as the highest military decoration to be awarded to officers and en- listed men only and as now prescribed in the Army ...
... civil- ians who , if occasion requires , should be re- warded in some other way . Medals of honor should be reserved as the highest military decoration to be awarded to officers and en- listed men only and as now prescribed in the Army ...
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... work Chamberlain re- ceived the Medal of Honor in 1893. He was Gov- ernor of Maine for four terms immediately following the Civil War , and he spoke or was present at many veterans ' reunions up through the first 261.
... work Chamberlain re- ceived the Medal of Honor in 1893. He was Gov- ernor of Maine for four terms immediately following the Civil War , and he spoke or was present at many veterans ' reunions up through the first 261.
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