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The US Civil War saw many heroes from both sides make contributions to their side of the war. One Congressional Medal of Honor recipient was George L. Gillespie. He was born in Tennessee and graduated second in his class at West Point in 1862. After being assigned to the Army of the Potomac just three months after graduation, received the Congressional Medal of Honor fro bravery. He was captured once and escaped and was almost again captured. After the war he served as chief of engineers and designed the current version of the Medal of Honor.

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