A Shower of Stars: The Medal of Honor and the 27th MaineG.K. Hall, 1999 - 381 pages |
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Page 179
... Rand immediately got off a peppery letter to the War Department . He wouldn't discuss , he said , the question as to whether the medals were prop- erly awarded to the 27th Maine soldiers . However , if the War Department was going to ...
... Rand immediately got off a peppery letter to the War Department . He wouldn't discuss , he said , the question as to whether the medals were prop- erly awarded to the 27th Maine soldiers . However , if the War Department was going to ...
Page 184
... Rand had sent the War Department was not an original record made at the time of the event ; it was nothing but a printed document . The printed list , Ainsworth continued , was inaccurate on its face , but even if its accuracy were not ...
... Rand had sent the War Department was not an original record made at the time of the event ; it was nothing but a printed document . The printed list , Ainsworth continued , was inaccurate on its face , but even if its accuracy were not ...
Page 364
... Rand sends copy of history to the War Depart- ment in 1895 : Mentioned in Rand to Secre- tary of War Alger , Dec. 30 , 1897 , NA , RG 94 , R & P 380505 . Note on 27th Maine in circular : U.S. War De- partment Circular , Oct. 31 , 1897 ...
... Rand sends copy of history to the War Depart- ment in 1895 : Mentioned in Rand to Secre- tary of War Alger , Dec. 30 , 1897 , NA , RG 94 , R & P 380505 . Note on 27th Maine in circular : U.S. War De- partment Circular , Oct. 31 , 1897 ...
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