How the Union took to the skies in the Civil War
The year: 1861. The problem: Pro-slavery states had broken away from the Union, rising up in armed revolt as the treasonous ...
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Civil War Nurses, USS Constitution Commander Among Female Veterans Removed in Pentagon DEI Sweep
Women veterans from the Civil War, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War are not exempt from Defense Department's ...
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How a Civil War Drummer Boy Became the Youngest Medal of Honor Recipient
As bedraggled Union troops retreated to their camp along ... so the younger Johnston became a drummer boy -- a critical position during the Civil War that was responsible for much more than ...
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Heroes of a Civil War Victory That History Forgot
The Union fell back ... Literally thousands of Medals of Honor were issued during the Civil War, almost a third of which were later rescinded due to fraud or lack of merit. 5 But the 14 awarded ...
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Letters from war and stories of heroism: A glimpse inside Arlington’s Medal of Honor Museum
National Medal of Honor Museum will open to the public March 25 in Arlington. Here’s what to expect inside the floating gray ...
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Cove honors Civil War veterans
Levi Roush, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery ... The Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War and the Blair County Department of Parks and Recreation contributed ...