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Medal of Honor
Valor on the Battlefield
The Medal of Honor, created during the Civil War, is the United States’ highest military decoration for acts of valor in combat. Presented by the president in the name of Congress, it is the American armed forces’ oldest continuously issued combat decoration. To date, almost half of the more than 3,400 medals have been presented to U.S. service members who fought in the Civil War.
Explore the Medal of Honor
Better Late Than Never
Learn about two Civil War Medal of Honor recipients – Andrew Jackson Smith and Alonzo Cushing – and their long-winding journeys to the Medal of Honor...
Walk Gettysburg with Medal of Honor Recipient Hershel “Woody” Williams
Visit Gettysburg with a decorated veteran and learn how his combat on Iwo Jima benefitted from the experience of Civil War soldiers.
Joseph H. De Castro
Joseph H. De Castro made history as the first Hispanic to earn the Medal of Honor— the United States’ highest military decoration for valor in combat...
Edward Ratcliff's Legacy
This past summer, we joined brother Damon and Edward Radcliffe brothers on a journey through their extraordinary ancestor’s footsteps, visiting the...
Stand on the Slaughter Pen Farm with Medal of Honor Recipient Britt Slabinski
Visit the Slaughter Pen Farm at Fredericksburg with Medal of Honor recipient Britt Slabinski to explore the brotherhood among soldiers.
Travel to Morris Island with Medal of Honor Recipient Melvin Morris
Visit Morris Island, scene of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry’s dramatic assault on Fort Wagner, with Medal of Honor recipient Melvin Morris.
More About the Medal of Honor
- Covered With Glory »
- John Patterson at the Wilderness »
- Christian Fleetwood's Medal of Honor »
- Horror and Heroism at the Slaughter Pen Farm »
- Valor Aboard the USS Carondelet »
- Alonzo Cushing at Gettysburg »
- Alonzo H. Cushing »
- Wilson's Creek Medals of Honor »
- Lt. John Patterson and the Medal of Honor »
- Battle of New Market Heights: USCT Soldiers Proved Their Heroism »
- Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain »
- Daniel E. Sickles »
- Behind the Scenes: Capturing the Stories of Three Modern Medal of Honor Recipients »
- Brothers In Valor Trailer »