There were seven Civil War Medal of Honor recipients, including three in the Navy. I'll be writing about the Navy ones in later posts.
Also one Union general and one Union Navy officer who eventually became an admiral (I'll write about him later.)
Others of interest:
Eubie Blake: Wrote "Charleston Rag" and "I'm Just Wild About Harry."
James "Gentleman Jack" Corbett: Heavyweight Boxer Champion from 1892-1897. In 1892, he beat John L. Sullivan for the title.
Robert "Death to Flying Things" Ferguson: Major League Baseball player in the 19th century. Considered the first switch hitter and got that nickname for his ability to catch fly balls in an era where players did not wear gloves.
Who was the other baseball player and famous actress?
Maybe in the next post.
--Old B-Runner
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