You can’t retroactively revoke a Congressional Medal of Honor— never has been done or COULD be done. It’s not an “Act”.
Got a better one that one could wish could be revoked though. Major Daniel Sickles-— US Army , July 2nd, 1863
It took this jacka@@ 34 years, but he finally wangled a Medal of Honor, for destroying his IIIrd Corps of the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Gettysburg. Slaughtered most of the Corps.
He moved the whole Corps way out in front of the heights (almost a mile down on the flat land- The Peach Orchard)—in direct disobedience of Genl. Meade’s orders. He made the argument that he “saved the Army” on the 2nd day of the Battle. Truly ridiculous and politically manipulated award.
On top of the fact that he murdered Francis Scott Key’s son in front of several witnesses (for signalling to Sickle’s wife who was having an affair out of revenge for Sickle’s having brought whores to their home in D.C.— no kidding). Sickles was acquitted by reason of temporary insanity— by is attorney the future Sec. of War for Abe Lincoln... Mr. Stanton!!! Incredible. And the press of Washington was as bad or worse than it is now- such was and is the corruption.
Good point. The press’ greatest lie is that they are fair. The devil’s greatest lie is that he doesn’t exist.
Whoa! You MUST send me or post more information on that!
That was all very interesting. Thanks!
Sickles was a U.S. congressman when he shot Key.
I’ll have to read more about this guy.
“You can’t retroactively revoke a Congressional Medal of Honor— never has been done”
Yes you can and it has been done. A government review panel in 1916 revoked 911 Medals of Honor as far back as the Civil War.
An example of some of medals revoked. Every man in a Union infantry regiment that re-enlisted in 1863 was awarded the Medal of Honor. Hardly meets the criteria for the award.
Sickles was one of 64 Medals of Honor awarded for action during the Battle of Gettysburg. The battle lasted three days and involved over 150,000 combatants.
Wounded Knee lasted about an hour and involved roughly 500 solders and 300 or 400 Sioux, most being women and children.
Didn’t TR conduct a Medal of Honor purge which struck several hundred names from the medal roster?
Minor corrective point: Dan Sickles was a Major General when he commanded the III Corps at Gettysburg, not a Major. On his capability as a MG, I’ll leave for other threads and commentators.