A Shower of Stars: The Medal of Honor and the 27th MaineG.K. Hall, 1999 - 381 pages |
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... stars , indicating the number of states com- posing the Union . At the top of the medal or star , is the holder , in the form of an anchor around which a cable is entwined , indicating the naval service . This little scene told a ...
... stars , indicating the number of states com- posing the Union . At the top of the medal or star , is the holder , in the form of an anchor around which a cable is entwined , indicating the naval service . This little scene told a ...
Page 96
... star with its scene of Minerva Repulsing Discord . Suspending the star , instead of the Navy anchor , is a very substantial eagle , standing astride crossed cannon and a hefty pile of cannon balls ; the heavier mass of this attach- ment ...
... star with its scene of Minerva Repulsing Discord . Suspending the star , instead of the Navy anchor , is a very substantial eagle , standing astride crossed cannon and a hefty pile of cannon balls ; the heavier mass of this attach- ment ...
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... star - belies the fact that it is actually a badge of bloody battle . The dusky , smoky bronze of the old 1862 design with its scene of conflict in the center of the star and its ribbon striped with red is somehow more suggestive of the ...
... star - belies the fact that it is actually a badge of bloody battle . The dusky , smoky bronze of the old 1862 design with its scene of conflict in the center of the star and its ribbon striped with red is somehow more suggestive of the ...
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27th Maine medals 27th Maine Regiment 32nd Maine act of Congress Ainsworth appeared Arlington Heights Army medal attic authorized awarded battle Brevet Buffalo Bill Calvin Hayes Captain Civil Civil War Cobb Colonel command Congressional Medal decoration defenses Department enemy enlisted Farwell Fort McClary Francis Fessenden going Government holders Honor Board Honor Legion Honor list Houston Infantry issued July June Kittery later letter Maine Adjutant Maine regiment March Mark F Mark Wentworth MeAGR Medal of Honor ment Miles military militia MOHR muster names Navy Medal Neal official records old medals partment Pollock President Rand recipients Record and Pension regi ribbon Secretary Secretary of War sent Sergeant sion soldier-like qualities soldiers someone Stanton star story thing tion troops U.S. Army U.S. Senate U.S. Senate Document unentitled Union volunteered to remain Washington Whitman Wilson wounded wrote York County