April 2010 - Argghhh!

There are four Medals awarded for actions on this day, all during the Civil War.Civil War. The Union armies continue their inexorable march towards Appomattox Courthouse.BLICKENSDERFER, MILTON Rank and organization: Corporal, Company E, 126th Ohio Infantry. Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 3 April 1865. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Lancaster, Pa. Date of issue: 10 May 1865. Citation: Capture of flag. BRANT, WILLIAM Rank and organization: Lieutenant, Company B, 1st New Jersey Veteran Battalion...

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There are thirty-one Medals awarded for actions on this day, the bulk of them (as in twenty-nine) in the 19th century. There are no posthumous awards, which isn't as unusual as you might think when you're talking these numbers.Civil War. Anytime you see a *lot* of Medals being awarded on a given day, the Civil War usually features prominently. The Medal was brand-new, and the standards for the award were evolving. During this era, they were rarely awarded posthumously for soldiers who died...