There are six Medals awarded for actions on this day in our military history. One during the Civil War, three during WWI, including a very distant relative of mine, and one each during Korea and Vietnam.Civil WarBATCHELDER, RICHARD N. Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel and Chief Quartermaster, 2d Corps. Place and date: Between Catlett and Fairfax Stations, Va., 13-15 October 1863. Entered service at: Manchester, N.H. Born: 27 July 1832, Meredith, N.H. Date of issue: 20 May 1895. Citation: Being ordered to move his trains by a continuous day-and-night march, and without the usual military escort, armed his teamsters and...
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