1,522 were awarded during the civil war.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor was created on 1969-09-29.
who was awarded the congressional medal of honor for his defense of an important hill
Congressional Gold Medal is the highest honor which a civilian may be awarded.The Congressional Medal of Honor is strictly military.
Why was Lawrence M. Peters awarded the Congressional Medal Of Honor for his service in Vietnam?
The Congressional Medal of Honor is bestowed to members of the military. George M. Cohan was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1936, which is a civilian award, and is not the same as the Medal of Honor. See link below for full list of recipients:
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Civil War Private Jacob Parrott for his part in the Andrew's Raid
The first and ONLY woman to receive the Medal of Honor was US Army contract surgeon Mary Walker during the Civil War (1861-1865).
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No Ediso did not receive the Medal of Honor. The last civilian to actually recieve the Medal of Honor was just about 1917. Then Congress caught up to itself and forbade civilians to recieve any more Medal's of Honor.
Act of Congress. This is why sometimes erroneously the Medal of Honor is called the Congressional Medal of Honor
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society only lists his Medal as being for "gallantry in action."