5 awards of the Medal on this day in our history - with the modern era being particularly brutal, as all three those awards are posthumous.Civil War. Ya just can't keep a horse soldier down, even if you shot his horse.SOWERS, MICHAEL Rank and organization: Private, Company L, 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Place and date: At Stony Creek Station, Va., 1 December 1864. Entered service at: Allegheny County, Pa. Born: 14 September 1844, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Date of issue: 16 February 1897. Citation: His horse having been shot from under him he voluntarily and on foot participated in the cavalry charge...
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Dec 01 2009, 05:19 AM
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Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..