Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients

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.

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• Table of ContentsPreface      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 ServiceU.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 HeroismAdvancing 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