There were seven Medals awarded for actions on this day, three of them posthumous. Four are from the Civil War, three from Vietnam.Civil War. A cavalryman capturing a flag, and three sailors trying their hand at being field artillerymen.BOURY, RICHARD Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 1st West Virginia Cavalry. Place and date: At Charlottesville, Va., 5 March 1865. Entered service at: Wirt Courthouse, W. Va. Birth: Monroe County, Ohio. Date of issue: 26 March 1865. Citation: Capture of flag. FRANKS, WILLIAM J. Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1830, Chatham County, N.C. Entered service at: Duvalls Bluff, Ark....
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