Civil War Breakfast Club Podcast Episode 162 - Colonel Luigi Palma di Cesnola

About this episode

This episode discusses Colonel Luigi Palma di Cesnola, the first Italian to earn the Medal of Honor.

In this episode, we discuss the first Italian to earn the Medal of Honor - Colonel Luigi Palma di Cesnola

Topics covered

• Medal of Honor
• Italian American history
• Civil War
• military history
• Colonel Luigi Palma di Cesnola

Keywords

• Civil War
• Medal of Honor
• Luigi Palma di Cesnola
• Italian American
• military history

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