From the Federal Point Historical Preservation Society.
On Monday, March 20, 2017, today, there will be a presentation on the Medals of Honor Recipients of the Lower Cape Fear" given by John Mosely at the Federal Point History Center at 7:30 p.m.. The Center is located at 1121-A North Park Blvd., adjacent to the Carolina Beach, N.C., Town Hall.
The Medal of Honor was created as a top honor for bravery by the U.S. Congress in the summer of 1861. During the course of the war, and after it, 1,523 of the medals were awarded to members of the Union Army and Navy.
Between June 1864 and the end of January 1865, 72 of these were given to sailors and Marines at Fort Fisher. During the war, a total of 17 were awarded to Marines and 6 were given at Fort Fisher. These all were earned on the beach attack by the Union sailors and Marines on January 15, 1865.
A Lot of MoHs. --Old B-Runner
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