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For example, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton promised a Medal of Honor to every man in the 27th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment who extended his enlistment. 311 accepted, but because there was no official list of their names, the War Department issued 864 - one for each man in the unit. In 1916, a board consisting of five retired generals ...
The Red Strings, also known as the Heroes of America, were a group active primarily in the Southern United States during the American Civil War. They favored peace, an end to the Confederacy , and a restoration of the Union .
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union [e] ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.
This category includes people associated with the American Civil War See also: Category:Social history of the American Civil War Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable.
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government and is bestowed on a member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself "…conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while that could engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States…"
Swedish people of the American Civil War (8 P) This page was last edited on 17 November 2024, at 09:19 (UTC). Text ...
This is a complete alphabetical list (G to L) of Medal of Honor recipients during the Civil War. Many of the awards during the Civil War were for capturing or saving regimental flags. During the Civil War, regimental flags served as the rallying point for the unit, and guided the unit's movements.
Albert Sieber – U.S. Civil War veteran, Chief of Scouts for much of the Apache Wars; Franz Sigel – teacher, newspaperman, politician, and served as a Union general in the American Civil War; Carl Andrew Spaatz – general in World War II [502] Adolph von Steinwehr – served as a Union general in the American Civil War