Less than average activity for the Medal on this day in history, with only 8 awards, 7 of them for WWI and beyond, when warfare had moved into being a year-round activity – more so than prior to the industrial revolution hitting its stride and the concomitant reduction in the impact of agricultural cycles on industrialized societies. Only one 19th Century award of the Medal, during the Civil War, for a flag capture at Woodstock, Virginia in 1864.HANFORD, EDWARD R. Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 2d U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Woodstock, Va., 9 October 1864. Entered service...
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