The Medal slowed it's pace today, after the burst of awards over the last few days, with only 16 awards on this day in history. We also meet the second of the 19 men who've received two Medals thus far in our series.We start with the Civil War and the battle of Newtonia, Missouri, in 186t2, followed by 5 more Medals from the second day of the fighting at Chapin's Farm in 1864.BLODGETT, WELIS H. Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company D, 37th Illinois Infantry. Place and date: At Newtonia, Mo., 30 September 1862. Entered service at: Chicago, Ill. Born:...
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Sep 30 2009, 09:39 AM
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Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..