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            <title>Today&apos;s Medal of Honor Moment for 15 June</title>
            <description><![CDATA[15 June.Civil WarFirst up is Lieutenant William H. Appleton, who is cited for two actions. The first, on 15 June, 1864 was as Petersburg, Virginia, where he was the first soldier of General W. F. Smith&rsquo;s XVIIIth Corps to break into the Confederate works held by Beauregard&rsquo;s men. Lieutenant Appleton was the first to break into the (unknown to General Smith) comparatively lightly held, and the initial assault captured 5 of the 13 works. However, Smith, whose corps had been savaged in the fighting at Cold Harbor when attacking a (fully manned) fortification belt less impressive than those at Petersburg,...]]></description>
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