Can you give us the name of the book, so that we might check to see if any of our ancestors did receive the Medal of Honor??? Rhonda Houston wrote: > I just found ALL the names of 1,517 servicemen who fought in the Civil War > who were awarded the Medal of Honor printed in one of my genealgical books. > Each has a write up giving dates, place, event and what action that was > taken that assisted with being recognized with this Medal of Honor, which > was awarded for a broad spectrum of highly reagarded conduct beginning in > 1861. This medal's award fell dramatically after 1916, because of the > guidelines for which conferring the honor was modified in later years, when > Congres narrowed its definition of which actions were worthy of the said > medal. And of course, all the men listed were from both sides, Confederate > and Union. > > If any on the list has a man with the Medal of Honor conferred on him, > please feel free to email me and I'll send you what I have found about their > man. > > Rhonda Houston

Several people have asked: "Can you give us the name of the book, so that we might check to see if any of our ancestors did receive the Medal of Honor???" Everyone can check for themselves very easily by going to this site. All of the information is on line and available at the click of a mouse. http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/moh1.htm Jack Cox