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Dr. Mary Walker, a contract surgeon in the Civil War.

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During the civil war Dr. Mary Walker a surgeon was the first woman to receive?

She was the first, and (so far) the ONLY woman to receive the Medal of Honor.


During the Civil War Dr Mary Walker a surgeon was the first woman to receive?

the Medal of Honor


During the Civil War Dr. Mary Walker a surgeon was the first woman to receive .?

the Medal of Honor


Who was the first to win the congressional Medal of Honor?

The first and ONLY woman to receive the Medal of Honor was US Army contract surgeon Mary Walker during the Civil War (1861-1865).


Dr Mary Edwards Walker was the first woman to receive?

T highest award given by the US military, the Medal of Honor.


Who was the first woman to win a Medal of Honor?

First off, the Medal of Honor is not won. It is awarded, after 3-5 years of investigation's, for conspicuous gallantryand being willing to surrender one's life to save the rest of the battalion. Second, to this day, only 1 woman, Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, has recived a Medal of Honor for her many act's of bravery at a MASH unit.


What year did Mary Edwards Walker get the Medal of Honor?

She was the first woman in the war


Who was the first woman to get the Medal of Honor?

Doctor Mary Walker during the Civil War.


Who was the only woman to have ever received the Medal of Honor?

Ann Walker was awarded the Medal of Honor on November 11, 1865


Who was the last woman to win the medal of honor?

Only one woman has been awarded the Medal of Honor. Dr. Mary Walker dueing the US Civil War (1861-1865)


What award was dr Mary Edwards walker the first woman to receive?

The Medal of Honor. Decades after the Civil War ended the army set up a board to review the Medals of Honor awarded during the war, and they vacated about one thousand, including that to Dr. Walker. Dr. Walker was still alive, and was asked to return her Medal, but she refused to do so.


Whom was the first woman to reccieve the Medal of Honor form congress?

Dr. Mary E. Walker - during the Civil War.