A century and a half after his valiant death in the Battle of Gettysburg, a Union Army officer is being awarded the nation's highest military decoration, thanks to a decades-long campaign by his descendants and Civil War buffs.
Civil War Officer To Receive Medal Of Honor
NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press, San Diego Union-Tribune Nation
Wed, 08/27/2014 - 12:09am
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