From the Dec. 21st Times Battlefield Blog "The Medal of Honor: 150 Years of Valor" by Nate Rawlings.
I had mentioned this medal's signing into law in my Civil War blog, but this is a really good article on its history.
After looking at the criteria for which Civil War soldiers and sailors received it compared to today's recipient, I found there was a huge discrepancy. Back then, all it took was your commanding officer's recommendation and evidently he didn't have to go into much detail. In some instances, whole units and groups received Medals of Honor.
Today, getting the Medal of Honor (MoH) is a very involves and detailed process.
This article explains a lot.
For Valor Above and Beyond.
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