There are seven Medals awarded for actions on this date. For a change, the Civil War doesn't dominate the numbers, World War II does. There is one posthumous award.Civil War. The pressure is maintained as the end game plays out. Sergeant Major Tobie wants to be there at the end.GALLOWAY, JOHN Rank and organization: Commissary Sergeant, 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Place and date: At Farmville, Va., 7 April 1865. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Philadelphia, Pa. Date of issue: 30 October 1897. Citation: His regiment being surprised and nearly overwhelmed, he dashed forward under a heavy fire, reached the right of...
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