Civil War officer given Medal of Honor By . Associated Press. Published Nov. 6, 2014, 3:35 p.m. ET. President Barack Obama stands with Helen Loring Ensign, 85, from Palm Desert, Calif., as he ...

The Medal of Honor has been bestowed on more than 1,500 soldiers who fought in the Civil War, most recently Cpl. Andrew Jackson Smith of Clinton, Illinois. Smith was honored by President Bill ...

The Irishman fought in more than 20 major Civil War battles, waded through the Savannah canal and once captured 29 Confederates, eventually becoming Freehold Borough's only Medal of Honor recipient.

The Medal of Honor has been bestowed on more than 1,500 soldiers who fought in the Civil War, most recently Cpl. Andrew Jackson Smith of Clinton, Illinois. Smith was honored by President Bill ...

It’s a highly rare, if not unprecedented, occurrence for battlefield bravery to be recognized with the Medal of Honor so many years later. Cushing initially was recognized posthumously with an ...

Medal of Honor given to Civil War hero 03:09. President Obama on Thursday awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration, to a Civil War hero who made it possible for the ...

President Joe Biden is awarding the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive deep in Confederate territory during the Civil War and drove it north for 8… ...

A Medal of Honor awarded to a Civil War general has been returned to a Maine town after it was found inside a book at a church fundraising sale. The Times Record of Brunswick, Maine reports Civil ...

Biden fixes 161-year-old oversight, awards Medal of Honor to 2 Civil War soldiers. Story by Jessie Balmert, USA TODAY NETWORK • 1y. O n April 12, 1862, ...

A new comic book will feature the story of Sgt. William Carney, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Civil War. Image via the Association of the United States Army/Army photo.

President Biden on Wednesday will posthumously award the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military honor, to two Civil War soldiers for their part in one of the earliest special operations ...

Wilson and Pvt. Philip Shadrach, Union soldiers during the Civil War, will be awarded the Medal of Honor on July 3, 2024, becoming the last of the Andrews’ Raiders to receive the award.