A Routine Day Ends With A Medal of Honor Act

By MI Digital November 22, 2024November 22, 2024

Captain George Newman Bliss expected a routine day on Sept. 28, 1864. A large cavalry force, including his troopers in the 1st Rhode Island, rode through Waynesboro, Va., to water its horses in the Sh

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