From Bull Run to Chancellorsville: Medal of Honor

When Medal of Honor recipient, Newton Martin Curtis, joined up to fight for the Union during the American Civil War, he had a presentiment that he would survive but that his eyesight would be somehow impaired. That is just what happened.

General Curtis set out to write a history of the 16th New York Infantry Volunteers and he did accomplished that goal with skill. But his own experiences are what captivate you as a reader in this memoir.

Known as the "hero of Fort Fisher," he threw a handful ...