History Revisited: The tale of two local Civil War heroes

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History Revisited: The tale of two local Civil War heroes
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Published May 26. 2017 12:01AM | Updated May 26. 2017 9:54AM

Jim Streeter
Special to The Times

The Congressional Medal of Honor is the highest military award in the United States. The medal was first awarded in the Civil War and is usually presented by the President of the United States to a recipient whose voluntary action was above and beyond the call of duty, and at the risk of one’s own life.

Of the tens of millions of men and women who have served the United States since the Civil War, only 3,498 have received the Medal of Honor.

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