A Shower of Stars: The Medal of Honor and the 27th MaineG.K. Hall, 1999 - 381 pages |
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Page 98
... decoration , but it caught in some pecu- liar way both the beguiling innocence and the awful grandeur of a youthful America going into its first big war . Far less perfect was the legislation that was being framed in 1862 and 1863 to ...
... decoration , but it caught in some pecu- liar way both the beguiling innocence and the awful grandeur of a youthful America going into its first big war . Far less perfect was the legislation that was being framed in 1862 and 1863 to ...
Page 224
... decoration the Army had for rewarding individual distin- guished service on the part of both officers and enlisted ... decorations would be authorized for lesser de- grees of distinction , and measures would be taken to isolate the Medal ...
... decoration the Army had for rewarding individual distin- guished service on the part of both officers and enlisted ... decorations would be authorized for lesser de- grees of distinction , and measures would be taken to isolate the Medal ...
Page 267
... decoration simply as the Medal of Honor . However , be- cause the medal is , by law , awarded " in the name of ... decorations to the American Unknown Soldier at Arlington . Since 1918 a few Medals of Honor have also been awarded by the ...
... decoration simply as the Medal of Honor . However , be- cause the medal is , by law , awarded " in the name of ... decorations to the American Unknown Soldier at Arlington . Since 1918 a few Medals of Honor have also been awarded by the ...
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