Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 11 September

Argghhh!
On this death-shrouded day in our history, the Medal only appears once during the Civil War, and then 8 soldiers from the Army of the Plains earned the Medal. One at Fort Apache, Arizona in 1881, and the others at Upper Washita, Texas, in 1874. The citations are the typical sparse ones from this era, and today would most likely be Bronze or Silver Stars. But the Medal of Honor was the only option back in the day.

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Posted Sep 11 2014, 07:44 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..