Powhatan Beaty: A Gallant Commander
September 29, 2023
In 1861, Richmond, Virginia, was no different than most other cities in the United States, in that there were no permanent defenses to protect the city. That would quickly change.…
A Museum for the Extraordinary: Renovating The Medal of Honor Museum
August 18, 2023
Honor the Sacrifice; Inspire the Future On September 12, 2023, the Congressional Medal of Honor Society’s Medal of Honor Museum will close to the public for a $3 million transformation.…
Nicholas Bouquet: Horse Wrangler Under Fire
August 10, 2023
In early August 1861, Confederate troops under the command of Brigadier General Ben McCulloch, augmented by forces from the Missouri State Guard, wended their way through southwestern Missouri toward Springfield.…
The Medal of Honor Character Development Program at National Jamboree
August 7, 2023
The Medal of Honor Character Development Program team recently spent nine days in the mountains and valleys of West Virginia at 2023 National Jamboree. At Jamboree, Scouts participated in events…
Carle Woodruff & Hastings Smith: Saving the Guns
July 24, 2023
You won’t find it on a map, nor will a Google search produce much information. It is only a blip on a list of battles and skirmishes that occurred in…
Sergeant James McDonald: Irish-Scots Medal of Honor Recipient
July 21, 2023
By Nicholas McDonald-Lyons, great-great-great grandson of James McDonald James McDonald was born in County Donegal, Ireland*, circa 1834 into a family of tenant farmers who migrated to Scotland in the…
3 Dentists Who Received the Medal of Honor
July 5, 2023
By Kayla Lass, Intern - Archives & Historical Collections, Congressional Medal of Honor Society Each Medal of Honor recipient comes with a unique background and story; some situations among these…
Nelson Ward: A Hopeless Effort
June 25, 2023
The siege of Petersburg, Virginia, was now in its third week, and would extend for another nine months. Supplies were already running low in the Confederate trenches. If the Army…
Roy Benavidez: Presevering to the Last
June 12, 2023
By Kayla Lass, Intern - Archives & Historical Collections, Congressional Medal of Honor Society Raul ‘Roy’ Perez Benavidez was awarded the Medal of Honor in February of 1981 for his…
John Freeman Mackie: The First Marine Medal of Honor Recipient
May 15, 2023
On December 20, 1860, South Carolina announced it would no longer be a part of the United States. Over the next several months, state after state in the South followed…