Medals of Honor Awarded to Union Army Soldiers, by Rank
A Military Images analysis of 1,213 Congressional Medals of Honor awarded to Union soldiers for gallantry during the Civil War. SPREAD THE WORD: We encourage you to share this story on
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Bandsmen: Musicians who inspired esprit de corps and patriotic fervor with their horns
Featuring images collected in collaboration with Editor Dale Niesen of the Facebook group “The Image Collector” and other sources, reviewed by Jeff Stockham. This Union musician holds an over-the-shoulder tenor
Buglers: “Hark! ‘tis the bugle-blast, sabres are drawn!”
Featuring images collected in collaboration with Editor Dale Niesen of the Facebook group “The Image Collector” and other sources, reviewed by Contributing Editor Chris Nelson. The bugle and shoulder straps
Drummers: Steady and ever present, they kept the armies moving
A gallery of portraits of Civil War drummers collected in collaboration with Editor Dale Niesen of the Facebook group “The Image Collector” and contributions by collectors, reviewed by Contributing Editor
A Florida Chaplain and One of Mosby’s Men
Among the men of faith who tended to the spiritual needs of the Florida Brigade of the Army of Tennessee was Robert Lemuel Wiggins. Born in Baldwin, Ga., Wiggins lived