Dr. Mary Walker, a contract surgeon in the Civil War.
She was the first, and (so far) the ONLY woman to receive the Medal of Honor.
the Medal of Honor
the 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).
T highest award given by the US military, the 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.
She was the first woman in the war
Doctor Mary Walker during the Civil War.
Ann Walker was awarded the Medal of Honor on November 11, 1865
Only one woman has been awarded the Medal of Honor. Dr. Mary Walker dueing the US Civil War (1861-1865)
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.
Dr. Mary E. Walker - during the Civil War.