Template:MedalOfHonorCivilWar

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Template meant for use in the description field of a military fact, associated with the date of award of a Medal of Honor for service in the American Civil War. Adds the Person to the category for the American Civil War Medal of Honor, creates an active link to the category, and tags the fact description with a medal of honor graphic.

Takes a single parameter, which is a "last, first middle" representation of the decorated veteran's name. This name string is used to provide an appropriate sort sequence in the category.

The description field string for Joshua Chamberlain's award is:

{{MedalOfHonorCivilWar|Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence}}

See also the American Civil War Veterans Project.

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