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The Congressional
Medal of Honor
Extract From Regulations Relative To
The Medal of Honor
By direction of the President, the following
regulations ar promulgated respecting the award
of Medals of Honor:
Medals of Honor authorized by the Act of
Congress approved March 3, 1863, are awarded to
officers and enlisted men, in the name of the
Congress, for particular deeds of most
distinguished gallantry in action.
In order that the Congressional Medal of
Honor may be deserved, service must have been
performed in action of such a conspicuous
character as to clearly distinguish the man for
gallantry and intrepidity above his comrades--
service that involved extreme jeopardy of life or
the performace of extraordinary hazardous duty.
Recommendations for the decoration will be judged
by this standard of extraordinary merit, and
incontestible proof of performance of the service
will be exacted.
Soldiers of the Union have ever displayed
bravery in battle, else victories could not have
been gained; but as courage and self-sacrifice
are the characteristics of every true soldier,
such as the Congressional Medal is not to be
expected as the reward of conduct that does not
clearly distinguish the soldier above other men,
whose bravery and gallantry have been proved in
battle. ***
Recommendations for medals on account of
service rendered subsequent to January 1, 1890,
will be made by the commanding officer at the
time of the action or by an officer or soldier
having personal cognizance of the act for which
the badge of honor is claimed, and the
recommendation will embrace a detailed recital of
all the facts and circumstances. Certificates of
officers or the affidavits of enlisted men who
were eyewitnesses of the act will also be
submitted if practicable.31
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