Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients: A Complete Illustrated Record

by Robert P. Broadwater

Overview

In November 1861, Lieutenant Colonel Edward Townsend, adjutant general of the Army, sought to establish an award to motivate and inspire Northern soldiers in the aftermath of the early, morale-devastating defeats of the Civil War. The outcome of Townsend's brainstorm was the Medal of Honor.

This reference book offers information about all recipients of the Civil War Medal of Honor, with details of their acts of heroism. The work then organizes recipients by a variety of criteria including branch of service; regiment or naval ship assignment; place of action; act of heroism; state or country of nativity; age of recipient; and date of issuance. Also included is information about the first winners of the medal, the first recipients of multiple medals, posthumously awarded medals and civilian recipients.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786469062
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	03/09/2012
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

The late Robert P. Broadwater wrote more than 35 books of military history and more than 100 magazine articles dealing with the American Civil War and the Revolutionary War. He lived in Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface     
A Note on Sources     
History of the Medal of Honor in the Civil War     

The Recipients (with Descriptions of Their Actions)     

Names by Branch of Service
U.S. Army     
U.S. Marine Corps     
U.S. Navy     

Names by Regiment and by Naval Ship     

Listing by Place of Action     

Listing by Act of Heroism
Advancing the Colors     
Capturing Artillery     
Capturing Enemy Prisoners     
Capturing an Enemy Flag     
Capturing an Enemy Vessel     
Carrying Water to Comrades     
Delivering Messages Under Fire     
Escaping from the Enemy     
Fighting in the Big Shanty, Georgia, Raid     
Killing a Confederate General     
Killing the Murderer of Colonel Ellsworth     
Pressing an Attack     
Procuring Ammunition     
Sacrificing One’s Safety to Save a Comrade     
Saving Artillery from Capture     
Saving the Command     
Saving the Regimental Colors     
Scouting the Enemy, or Behind Enemy Lines     
Serving After Expiration of Enlistment     
Showing Gallantry Under Fire     

Listing by State or Country of Birth     

Listing by Birth Year of Recipient     

Listing by Year of Issuance     


Appendices     
A: First Six Winners of the Medal of Honor     
B: Winners of More Than One Medal of Honor     
C: Posthumously Awarded Medals of Honor     
D: Civilian Recipients     
E: Black Soldiers     
Index     

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