Medal of Honor for George Sidman | Apr 6
On this day in 1862, Private George Sidman, a drummer boy from Owosso, received the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroism on a Civil War battlefield. At 16, Sidman fought off the enemy and carried the 3rd Brigade’s new flag in a charge at Fredericksburg, where he was wounded.
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