A Shower of Stars: The Medal of Honor and the 27th MaineG.K. Hall, 1999 - 381 pages |
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... Government becomes destructive of these ends , it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it , and to insti- tute new Government . . . " It was not the first time that the Medal of Honor would be found in the middle of such a ...
... Government becomes destructive of these ends , it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it , and to insti- tute new Government . . . " It was not the first time that the Medal of Honor would be found in the middle of such a ...
Page 155
... Government , as far as the records in Washington reveal . Why hadn't he returned the unissued medals to Washington ? Wentworth may have reasoned that once a Government bureau gets something tangled up it is very hazardous for a private ...
... Government , as far as the records in Washington reveal . Why hadn't he returned the unissued medals to Washington ? Wentworth may have reasoned that once a Government bureau gets something tangled up it is very hazardous for a private ...
Page 329
... Government Printing Office , 1964. For the first time in a Government publication , in- formation on all Medal of Honor recipients re- gardless of their arm of service . It includes names , citations , historical background , cal- endar ...
... Government Printing Office , 1964. For the first time in a Government publication , in- formation on all Medal of Honor recipients re- gardless of their arm of service . It includes names , citations , historical background , cal- endar ...
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