Medal of Honor (Civil War)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_honors
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:heroism
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:awarded_by gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:awarded_for acts of valor
gptkbp:awarded_to gptkb:civilians
gptkb:Union_Army
foreign nationals
both Union and Confederate soldiers
over 3,500 recipients
gptkbp:criteria extraordinary heroism
self-sacrifice
risk of life
gptkbp:current_status historical award
gptkbp:designated_as gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:discontinued gptkb:1917
gptkbp:established_in gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:first_awarded 1863
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:American_Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Medal of Honor (Civil War)
gptkbp:inception 1861
gptkbp:influenced international military honors
modern military awards
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:military_history
gptkbp:inspired military valor stories
gptkbp:notable_recipients gptkb:David_B._Mc_Kibbin
gptkb:Robert_G._Cole
gptkb:William_Carney
gptkb:Philip_Kearny
gptkb:John_Basilone
gptkb:Daniel_Sickles
gptkb:Alonzo_Cushing
gptkb:William_H._Mc_Kinley
gptkb:James_H._Mc_Culloch
gptkb:Joshua_Lawrence_Chamberlain
gptkb:Charles_E._Mc_Gee
gptkb:Henry_Johnson
gptkb:John_F._Mc_Cloy
gptkb:Frederick_W._Mc_Kinley
George W. Mc Kinley
gptkbp:opening_ceremony formal presentation
gptkbp:part_of U. S. military awards system
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition gptkb:true
gptkbp:recognized_by gptkb:U._S._government
gptkbp:reestablished_year gptkb:1942
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Civil_War
military ethics
U. S. military history
gptkbp:significance highest military honor in the U. S.
gptkbp:symbolizes bravery
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Medal_of_Honor_(Navy)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5