The Medal of Honor Today
A total of 3,459 Medals of Honor have been awarded. Only three Medals of Honor have been awarded since the Vietnam War. These three were bestowed posthumously to Army Master Sgt. Gary I. Gordon and Army Sgt. 1st Class Randall D. Shughart for valor in Somalia in 1993, and posthumously to the most recent recipient, Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith for valor in Iraq.

To be awarded a Medal today the individual must be in combat as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States. The act of bravery must be: 1) proved by incontestable evidence of at least two eyewitnesses; 2) clearly distinguishes gallantry beyond the call of duty; 3) involve the risk of life. Today the Medal of Honor stands at the top of a pyramid of awards, reserved for the bravest of the brave.

Morning Phase
#	Name/ Rank	Regiment Brigade/Corps	Approximate Area of the Battlefield	Action
1	Beyer, Hillary 2nd Lieutenant	90th PA Christian/I	East Woods	Cared for wounded comrades
2	Cleveland, Charles F. Private	26th NY Christian/I	East Woods	Carried colors into action after color bearer had been shot
3	Cook, John Bugler	Bat B, 4th U.S. Campbell/I	Just west of the Cornfield	15 year old, acted as cannoneer under severe fire
4	Gresser, Ignatz Corporal	128th PA Crawford/XII	Cornfield	Carried wounded comrade from the field
5	Hogarty, William P. Private	23rd NY Patrick/I	Just west of the Cornfield	Assisted Battery B, 4th US Artillery
6	Johnson, Samuel Private	9th PA Anderson/I	North Woods/ Cornfield	Wounded while capturing two colors
7	Murphy, John P. Private	5th OH Tyndale/XII	Dunker Church	Captured flag of 13th AL
8	Orth, Jacob G. Corporal	28th PA Tyndale/XII	Dunker Church	Captured flag supposedly of the 7th SC
9	Paul, William Private	90th PA Christian/I	East Woods	Carried colors into action after color bearer had been shot
Midday Phase
10	Child, Benjamin H. Corporal	Bat A, 1st RI Tompkins/II	Just behind todays Visitor Center	Wounded, but returned to command his cannon
11	Greig, Theodore W. 2nd Lieutenant	61st NY Caldwell/II	Bloody Lane	Captured flag although wounded in the neck
12	Tanner, Charles B. 2nd Lieutenant	1st DE French/II	Bloody Lane	Wounded 3 times while recovering his regiment's colors
13	Wright, Samuel C. Private	29th MA Meagher/II	Just north of Bloody Lane	Removed fence blocking advance while under fire
Afternoon Phase
14	Haskell, Marcus M. Sergeant	35th MA Ferrero/IX	Burnside Bridge	Carried wounded comrade from field even though he was wounded
15	Libaire, Adolphe Captain	9th NY Fairchild/IX	High ground west of Burnside Bridge	Carried colors after entire color guard was shot down
16	Whitman, Frank M. Private	35th MA Ferrero/IX	Burnside Bridge	Instrumental in saving lives of several comrades
Other Events
17	Carter, John 2nd Lieutenant	33rd NY Irwin, VI	Just east of Dunker Church	Led counter-charge
18	Curran, Richard Asst. Surgeon	33rd NY Irwin, VI	Just east of Dunker Church	Voluntarily carried wounded comrades from the battle line
19	Greene, Oliver D. Lt. Colonel	Asst. Adj. Gen. to Franklin/VI	East Woods	Formed lines under heavy fire
20	Hyde, Thomas Major	7th ME Irwin, VI	Piper Farm south of Bloody Lane	Led assault on a strong body of the enemy's infantry