Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Edwin Goodrich
Details
- Rank: First Lieutenant (Highest Rank: Brevet Major)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company D,
9th New York Cavalry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: November 1864
- Medal of Honor Action Place: near Cedar Creek, Virginia, USA
Citation
While the command was falling back, he returned and in the face of the enemy rescued a sergeant from under his fallen horse.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Westfield, Chautauqua County, New York
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: May 14, 1894
- Born: March 22, 1843, New York, NY, United States
- Died: November 26, 1910, Chicago, IL, United States
- Buried: Portland Cemetery (ashes intered); Cremated at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, Portland, MI, United States