Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Edmund Rice
Details
- Rank: Major (Highest Rank: Brigadier General)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
19th Massachusetts Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: July 3, 1863
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Citation
Conspicuous bravery on the third day of the battle on the countercharge against Pickett's division where he fell severely wounded within the enemy's lines.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: October 6, 1891
- Born: December 2, 1842, Brighton, Suffolk County, MA, United States
- Died: July 20, 1906, Boston, MA, United States
- Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (PMH) (3-1875), Arlington, VA, United States
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