East Dover Hundred in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Congressional Medal of Honor

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 17, 2012

1. The Congressional Medal Of Honor Marker

Inscription. In Respectful Memory
of Those Delawareans who have recieved
The Congressional
Medal Of Honor
for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity
at the risk of life and beyond
the call of duty.
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The Medal of Honor is the highest award that can be received by a member of the armed forces of the United States of America. It is given by the President in the name of Congress to individuals who, while serving in the armed forces, distinguished themselves for conspicuous gallantry and selfless bravery in action "at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty." Established during the Civil War, the Medal of Honor has since been awarded to persons of every rank, every branch of the service, from every background in life and from every state of the nation. As a symbol of heroism, it has no equal in American life. Therefore, we dedicate this monument to the courageous natives and residents of Delaware who have given their all so that we, the living, can enjoy the freedoms they endowed to us.

Dedicated by the Delaware General Assembly, 2012 with the assistance of the Delaware Department of State.

(Lower Plaque)
Delaware's Medal Of Honor Recipients
Alexander Hand • Louis Jeanottelle Sacriste • Henry Algernon

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du Pont • John Shilling • Charles B. Tanner • Leonard B. Chadwick • John B. Maberry • James Parke Postles • Charles H. Pierce • Bernard McCarren • William Jackson Palmer • Henry Clay Drexler • Charles H. Baldwin • David Eastburn Buckingham • William L. Nelson • Griffin Seward • Samuel Rodmond Smith • James Phillip Connor

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2012.

Location. 39° 9.433′ N, 75° 31.146′ W. Memorial is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in East Dover Hundred. It is on Liberty Street. The marker is located off Court Street at Legislative Hall, Delaware's Capitol Building. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Dover DE 19901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Delaware's Medal of Honor Recipients (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Delaware's Medal of Honor Recipients (here, next to this marker); World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); The Bayonets of the Revolution (within shouting distance of this marker); Battles and Engagements of the Delaware Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker);

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 17, 2012

2. The Congressional Medal Of Honor Marker

The Delaware Continentals (within shouting distance of this marker); The Delaware Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker); Dover Light Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,002 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.