List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F

This is an alphabetical list (A to F) of Medal of Honor recipients during the Civil War. Many of the awards were for capturing or saving regimental flags. During the Civil War, regimental flags served as the rallying point for the unit, and guided the unit's movements. Loss of the flag could greatly disrupt a unit, and could have a greater effect than the death of the commanding officer.

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