On this day in history, July 12, 1862, Abraham Lincoln signs bill creating US Army Medal of Honor

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On this day in history, July 12, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law a resolution creating a Medal of Honor for the Army, also known as the Congressional Medal of Honor.

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