There are three Medals for this day in history, one of them posthumous, and one of them disputed (though it still stands as official).Civil War. Thief! Thief! Oh, wait, *I'm* technically a Union artillerist... but any Redleg would be embarrassed to lose his guns to an infantryman. Of course, there are those who dispute this act... and call Drummer Magee a fraud.MAGEE, WILLIAM Rank and organization: Drummer, Company C, 33d New Jersey Infantry. Place and date: At Murfreesboro, Tenn., 5 December 1864. Entered service at:------. Birth: Newark, N.J. Date of issue: 7 February 1866. Citation: In a charge, was among...
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Dec 05 2009, 08:02 PM
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