There are ten Medals awarded for actions on this day, running from the Civil War to Vietnam. Two are posthumous awards.Civil War, and a fight at Bentonville, North Carolina, near the end of the war.ANDERSON, PETER Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 31st Wisconsin Infantry. Place and date: At Bentonville, N.C., 19 March 1865. Entered service at:------. Birth: Lafayette County, Wis. Date of issue: 16 June 1865. Citation: Entirely unassisted, brought from the field an abandoned piece of artillery and saved the gun from falling into the hands of the enemy. CLUTE, GEORGE W. Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I,...
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