A Shower of Stars: The Medal of Honor and the 27th MaineStackpole Books, 1997 - 288 pages Traces the stormy history of the Medal of Honour through the solving of a 'mystery' that surrounded the 28th Maine and the selection of medals it received in 1865. |
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Contents
A Maine Mystery | 3 |
The 27th Maine | 31 |
Athena Americana | 51 |
Two Paces Forward | 67 |
They Never Failed to Understand | 82 |
Let Not Thy Left Hand Know | 105 |
Wherein the Mouths of Lions Are Stopped | 133 |
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