Comments for Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 27 June We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/06/todays_medal_of_43.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:17:24 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 27 June http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/06/todays_medal_of_43.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/06/todays_medal_of_43.html Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:44:22 -0600 Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-06-29
Never mind.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/06/todays_medal_of_43.html#comment-90179 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/06/todays_medal_of_43.html#comment-90179 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:36:21 -0600 Comment from Windy Wilson on 2009-06-29 Well, if the offical certificate mentioned an ordinary soldier using the repeating Henry to an effect good enough to win him a Medal of Honor, the powers that be might have to reconsider the idea that soldiers with repeating rifles would only waste ammo. Better to leave that part out of it and make your ordinary soldiers think the rapid fire was with a springfield muzzle-loading musket. That'll make them practice with motivation!

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So, while everybody is correct, the cite as listed in the book is a touch misleading.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/06/todays_medal_of_43.html#comment-90155 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/06/todays_medal_of_43.html#comment-90155 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:28:57 -0600 Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-06-29 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/06/todays_medal_of_43.html#comment-90153 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/06/todays_medal_of_43.html#comment-90153 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:22:04 -0600 Comment from BillT on 2009-06-29
Of course, it could also have been a case of fibbing about his age in order to enlist, like great-grandpa on my Dad's side did. Little rapscallion turned fifteen two days before he drummed at Shiloh.
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SIDMAN, GEORGE E.

Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 16th Michigan Infantry. Place and date: At Gaines Mill, Va., 27 June 1862. Entered service at: Owosso, Mich. Born: 25 November 1844, Rochester, N.Y. Date of issue: 6 April 1892. Citation: Distinguished bravery in battle. Rallied his comrades to charge vastly superior force until wounded in the hip. He was a 16_year_old drummer.
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