tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161176118626950263.post821780758641888073..comments2024-01-02T10:59:51.905-05:00Comments on Freedom by the Sword: Happy National Medal of Honor Day!Jimmy Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518362560292852052noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161176118626950263.post-16380749161312312712010-03-30T14:47:20.956-04:002010-03-30T14:47:20.956-04:00Actually he received his MOH on April 6, 1865. Mos...Actually he received his MOH on April 6, 1865. Most MOH's that I've seen from the Civil War have an American flag as the ribbon but Fleetwood's is different. The Smithsonian site also has a picture of Dan Butterfield's MOH and it has a distinctive ribbon as well. Not sure what to make of all that but if you follow this link (http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/cwp/item/93505852Jimmy Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07518362560292852052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161176118626950263.post-41351528106312749942010-03-30T12:17:26.240-04:002010-03-30T12:17:26.240-04:00So, Christian Fleetwood's MOH was presented af...So, Christian Fleetwood's MOH was presented after 1896 then, correct? Interesting, I thought that perhaps the one MOH that I had seen, had been merged with the ribbon from a GAR medal... now I know better. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161176118626950263.post-17978446306091060972010-03-30T10:55:47.821-04:002010-03-30T10:55:47.821-04:00Hi Robert! Thanks for taking the time to comment o...Hi Robert! Thanks for taking the time to comment on my blog! To answer your question, it appears that the similarity between the MOH and the GAR Member Badge was on purpose. As you know, after the war there was some reassessing done of the criterion for earning a Medal of Honor. This was necessary because one entire Regiment (the 27th Maine) was given the medal just for re-enlisting. So about 900Jimmy Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07518362560292852052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161176118626950263.post-55155060856238682592010-03-29T10:32:10.442-04:002010-03-29T10:32:10.442-04:00Is that the standard ribbon used on the MOH's ...Is that the standard ribbon used on the MOH's from the CW era? Just curious, because I have seen another original MOH and ribbon and the ribbon looks like that which you usually see on a GAR medal, the US flag.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161176118626950263.post-50928131447770487162010-03-29T01:35:00.693-04:002010-03-29T01:35:00.693-04:00Really like your blog! A very worthy subject and ...Really like your blog! A very worthy subject and endeavor.Jared Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16338961190412502120noreply@blogger.com