There are ten Medals awarded for actions on this day or periods of service which ended this day. Only one was posthumous. The Civil War appears today, to break the grip that World War II and Vietnam have held the last few days - though both those conflicts present today, as well.Civil War. Five Medals, one for a daring rescue under fire, the others for naval service leading to the capture of Fort Fisher, a campaign that generated a number of Medals already.BIEGER, CHARLES Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 4th Missouri Cavalry. Place and date: At Ivy Farm, Miss., 22 February...
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