James F. Adams
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 77 years 198 days (930 months)Star Sign: Virgo
This was a complete alphabetical list (A to F) of Medal of Honor recipients during the Civil War.Many of the awards during the Civil War were for capturing or saving regimental flags.
During the Civil War, regimental flags served as the rallying point for the unit, and guided the unit's movements.Loss of the flag could greatly disrupt a unit, and could have a greater effect than the death of the commanding officer.
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