A Shower of Stars: The Medal of Honor and the 27th MaineG.K. Hall, 1999 - 381 pages |
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... later , and the threat to the Medal of Honor which this order raised , re- volved around two questions : First , was the " appropriate Medal of Honor ” mentioned in this order the same medal as that authorized by Congress in its acts of ...
... later , and the threat to the Medal of Honor which this order raised , re- volved around two questions : First , was the " appropriate Medal of Honor ” mentioned in this order the same medal as that authorized by Congress in its acts of ...
Page 118
... later : What were the names of the officers and men who had remained to serve in the defenses of Washington and how many were there ? Captain Joseph Warren had written in his diary on June 30 , 1863 , " 296 men have volun- teered to ...
... later : What were the names of the officers and men who had remained to serve in the defenses of Washington and how many were there ? Captain Joseph Warren had written in his diary on June 30 , 1863 , " 296 men have volun- teered to ...
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... later perhaps to " Buzzard , " and so on . The poor souls who were responsible for these wandering transcriptions during the Civil War would have been more careful had they realized the scrutiny to which these military records would later ...
... later perhaps to " Buzzard , " and so on . The poor souls who were responsible for these wandering transcriptions during the Civil War would have been more careful had they realized the scrutiny to which these military records would later ...
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