Civil War veteran given military award 126 years after death
NEW CITY, N.Y. (AP) — A Civil War medal has been awarded to a Union veteran who died before the military decoration was created. New York state Sen. David Carlucci presented Viola Silverman, great-granddaughter of veteran John Ferguson Pratt, with a replica of the Civil War Campaign Medal on Wednesday. Silverman, of Sparkill, says Pratt […]