Additionally, colors often were paid for by the communities from which the regiment came. As such, the regimental colors had great military significance.
Loss of a flag meant troop confusion, disarray, and could lead to disaster. In the Civil War, regimental flags still played a major role in guidance and troop movement during the heated din of battle. For instance, medals were awarded for flag capture. The Civil War was an era of new and changing military technology and slowly evolving military tactics, as a result some of the Medal of Honor citations vary from modern presentations. Custer captured the enemy's flag at Namozine Church on May 10, 1863, and two more flags at Saylor's Creek in 1865. The Navy medal remained available only for enlisted personnel until 1915.ĭue to the Army's change of policy, Captain Thomas Custer was awarded two Medals of Honor for distinguished action on Virginia battlegrounds. In addition, the Army extended eligibility for the Medal of Honor to officers as well as enlisted personnel.
On March 3, 1863, both services made the decoration permanent. The other thirteen received the medal later Andrews, a civilian, did not qualify for it. Six raiders received the Medal of Honor on March 25, 1863. The twenty-two soldiers and one civilian who participated in the "Great Locomotive Chase" were led by civilian James J. The first recipients of the Medal of Honor were the men known collectively as Andrews' Raiders, who led a daring military mission behind Confederate lines to steal a train, escape north in order to destroy rail lines supplying the Confederate Army.
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