The United States of America's highest award for military bravery is the Medal of Honor. Since its inception in 1863, 3459 Medals of Honor have been awarded to a total of 3440 individuals (there have been 19 double recipients). In 1979, the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a committee print of all the Medal of Honor recipients from 1863-1978 which lists recipients and provides the full text of the citations describing the actions which resulted in the awarding of the Medal. This book describes and discusses changes to the list of recipients of the Medal since the release of the committee print.