Today we depart from the norms and averages - except in one very big way. There are 17 Medals awarded for actions on this day in history - the average over the year is 10. These awards cover only two days, and 16 of them are for the same battle.This time of year, the the 19th Century Medals tend to drop off in number, due to the realities of sustaining an Army and campaigning in the winter. The 20th Century, with it's mechanized agriculture and industrialized wars, tends to dominate during the winter. Today - it's all the 19th Century.Civil...
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Nov 25 2009, 05:48 AM
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