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

There is a site which has all of this online. http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/moh1.htm -----Original Message----- From: Rhonda Houston [mailto:rfhouston@mindspring.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 2:58 PM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] Names of those who received Medal of Honor for those who fought in the Civil War 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

The Congressional Medal of Honor is an award presented under the aegis of the Congress of the United States and either directly or indirectly presented by the President of the United States. The Confederate States of America were not a part of the United States and were engaged in hostilities with the latter. Hence, they neither were awarded nor received this "foreign" decoration from their active enemy at the time, neither were they awarded such decorations retroactively at the close of hostilities. It would have been an unnacceptable sham, and it would never have been indulged by a dreadfully hostile post-war congress. Regards, Dick Hudson

Rhonda, You said: "And of course, all the men listed were from both sides, Confederate and Union. - Rhonda Houston" I'm pretty sure that the U. S. Government never presented a MOH to a Confederate soldier. After all, they were the "enemy" to the Union. (And I say this as the proud descendant of 6 Mississipi cavalry soldiers). I've scanned the U.S.Army MOH list, and couldn't find one. Do you have a citation that states otherwise? I know that the Confederacy gave out medals - but not the U.S. MOH. Jack

Hi Rhonda, Do you see a Hugh Curran on the list? Dan Hogan

There was only one Curran - see detail below. BTW, anyone can look up MOH winners on this URL" http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/moh1.htm CURRAN, RICHARD Rank and organization: Assistant Surgeon, 33d New York Infantry. Place and date: At Antietam, Md., 17 September 1862. Entered service at: Seneca Falls, N.Y. Born: 4 January 1838, Ireland. Date of issue: 30 March 1898. Citation: Voluntarily exposed himself to great danger by going to the fighting line there succoring the wounded and helpless and conducting them to the field hospital. -----Original Message----- From: Dan Hogan [mailto:dhogan@porterville.k12.ca.us] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 5:06 PM To: IL-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IL-CIVIL-WAR] Names of those who received Medal of Honor for those who fought in the Civil War Hi Rhonda, Do you see a Hugh Curran on the list? Dan Hogan

I forgot to make the observation (being myself a veteran) that the MOH is awarded for conspicuous acts of extraordinary bravery or for being able to hear shooting while of the rank of general. Dick Hudson