Re: [DL] civil war medals etc

["c m hylton" <cmhylton@earthlink.net>]

Question about the CMH (hey, my initials he he he).   Was it always an
upside down star?  Always seemed odd that it was used as a symbol of heroism
and if without the colorful banners would be considered a Satanic ornament.
Off the subject, i know.  But just wondered if anyone the history of said
medal.

C M Hylton
----- Original Message -----
From: <Frempath2@netscape.net>
To: <deadlands@gamerz.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 8:45 PM
Subject: RE: [DL] civil war medals etc


> During the American Civil War there was only 1 medal to be awarded and
that was the union's Congressional Medal of Honor. That's it.
> The CMH was created to honor the James Andrew's mission in the south which
resulted in the great locomotive chase.  The CMH was then awarded quite
freely, compared to modern standards, and some were later revoked.
> That's not to say that you couldn't change that of course, and there were
occasions were governments would strike special medals to honor great men
and great deeds.  You could always do that.
>
> frempath
>
> Deadlander@aol.com wrote:
>
> >as there seem to be some war re-enacters about, could someone give me a
list
> >of medals that could be awarded during the war??
> >one of my players is getting ready to take part in the November
offensives,
> >and after i frag and mutilate him a bit i might consider a medal
depending if
> >he acts like a hero or not as the case may be.
> >maybe even a web site that might have some.
> > any help most appreciated
> > deadlander
> >
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