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The very first Medal of Honor recipients...
The very first Medal of Honor recipients...
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March 26, 1863
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 26, 1863
* 1st Medal of Honor recipients
* American Civil War
* Jacob Parrott & more
This issue has--and on the front page--a report somewhat inconspicuous in its presentation yet exceedingly significant in its place in history. It lists the very first recipients of perhaps the most prestigious & coveted award for military valor: the Medal of Honor.
In the first column is a heading: Award Of Medals To Soldiers," which states in part: "...Ohio soldiers recently returned from the Southern barbarians...After complimenting them upon their fortitude & devotion to the Union, the Secretary presented to private Jacob Parrott, the boy who received a hundred lashes on his bare back without flinching, the first medal given under the recent act of Congress authorizing the presentation of medals to soldiers for meritorious services..." with more.
Jacob Parrott & five others (named here) participated in the famous Great Locomotive Chase of the prior year.
The [Congressional] Medal of Honor award was officially instituted in March of 1863 (similar awards were previously given by several branches of the military on an informal basis), making these soldiers the first to receive the award, Jacob Parrott being the very first.
The balance of the front page has a variety of Civil War reports, plus more inside, but they pale in significance to the Congressional Medal of Honor report.
Eight pages, slightly irregular at the blank spine, nice condition.
Category: Yankee
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