num_pages: 269
description: Traces the stormy history of the Medal of Honor through the solving of a "mystery" that surrounded the 28th Maine and the barrelful of medals it received in 1865.
language: English
title: A Shower of Stars: The Medal of Honor and the 27th Maine
titlecomplete: A Shower of Stars: The Medal of Honor and the 27th Maine
genres: Civil War
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Stackpole Books