Confederate Medal of Honor

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Confederate Medal of Honor

 

The question is sometimes asked whether or not there is a list of Confederate soldiers who received the Medal of Honor? The answer is no. The Confederates fought against those who received the medal in question. There is, however, a roll known as the Confederate Roll of Honor recognizing each valiant Southern soldier who has been honored as performing selfless acts above and beyond the call of duty.

 

The principal or main difference between the United States Medal of Honor, often referred to as the Congressional Medal of Honor, and the Confederate States Roll of Honor is that while the US Honor is bestowed upon its military personnel, the Confederate Honor includes all persons who performed and demonstrated selfless acts of valor or heroism above and beyond the call of duty while in defense of the Confederate States of America, and the current list of honorees include soldiers, sailors, one nurse, one chaplain and the commandant of a Confederate prison.

 

When appropriate medals could not be supplied, the Confederate Congress authorized the Roll of Honor in October of 1862. The Roll of Honor covered all ranks and it was ordered that the Roll would be: 1) preserved in the office of the Adjutant and Inspector General; 2) read at the head of every regiment at the first dress-parade after its receipt and; 3) published in at least one newspaper from each state. -

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