A Medal Rescinded: 1st Lt Henry J Goodwin, 27th Maine Infantry, and the Medal of Honor

By MI Digital November 23, 2025November 23, 2025

By Evan Phifer The Medal of Honor’s story is one of continuity and change and of history and memory. What the nation considers worthy of the nation’s highest military honor has not been constant.

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