There are nine Medals awarded for actions on this day - all of them awarded to living recipients. Seven during the Civil War, and one each for WWII and Vietnam.Civil War, aboard USS Baron DeKalb and USS Benton during the Yazoo River Campaign of 1862.COTTON, PETER Rank and organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1839, New York, N.Y. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 11, 3 April 1863. Citation: Cotton served on board the U.S.S. Baron De Kalb in the Yazoo River expedition, 23 to 27 December 1862. Proceeding under orders up the Yazoo River, the Baron De Kalb, with the object of...
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