There are five Medals awarded for actions this day, from four eras, and only one is posthumous.Civil War - a Gunner who stood to his piece.CHURCHILL, SAMUEL J. Rank and organization: Corporal, Company G, 2d Illinois Light Artillery. Place and date: At Nashville, Tenn., 15 December 1864. Entered service at: DeKalb County, Ill. Birth: Rutland County, Vt. Date of issue: 20 January 1897. Citation: When the fire of the enemy's batteries compelled the men of his detachment for a short time to seek shelter, he stood manfully at his post and for some minutes worked his gun alone.Interim Awards, 1871-1898. ...
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