There are sixteen Medals awarded for actions on this day, the bulk of them during the 19th Century. Only one is posthumous.Civil War. As the war enters the endgame, the action picks up around Petersburg.CARTER, JOSEPH F. Rank and organization: Captain, Company D, 3d Maryland Infantry. Place and date: At Fort Stedman, Va., 25 March 1865. Entered service at: Baltimore, Md. Birth: Baltimore, Md. Date of issue: 9 July 1891. Citation: Captured the colors of the 51st Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.). During the battle he was captured and escaped bringing a number of prisoners with him. CHAMBERS, JOSEPH B. Rank and...
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