Today we open with the Civil War, the greatest single source of Medals - because it was the only thing going at the time.HILLS, WILLIAM G. Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 9th New York Cavalry. Place and date: At North Fork, Va., 26 September 1864. Entered service at. ------. Birth: 26 June 1841, Conewango, N.Y. Date of issue: 26 September 1893. citation: Voluntarily carried a severely wounded comrade out of a heavy fire of the enemy.The Medal takes a break until WWI, when there was some serious fighting going on in 1918, with 8 Medals on the same day,...
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