Valor Across the Lone Star: The Congressional Medal of Honor in Frontier Texas
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The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force that can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the armed services of the United States. While a formal system for recognizing acts of individual gallantry dates back to the American Revolution, it was not until the Civil War that a medal for rewarding bravery received wide-scale recognition. The Congressional Medal of Honor, referred to as such because the president of the United States presents it in the name of Congress, was first awarded in 1863.In Valor Across the Lone Star, Charles M. Neal Jr., takes...
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9780876111840
