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Edmund Rice

Major Edmund Rice, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on July 3, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War July 3, 1863

Major Edmund Rice was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 3, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 19th Massachusetts Infantry. Rice was 20 years old.

30 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on October 6, 1891, 28 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brigadier General.

Rice was born on December 2, 1842 in Brighton, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. His Medal of Honor is credited to Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Rice died on July 20, 1906 in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 63. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

Rice is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.

Official Medal of Honor 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.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Wounds and injuries

What the citation records about his wounds:

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.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: Philippine–American War, American Civil War, Spanish–American War, American Indian Wars.

Life beyond the battlefield

Source: Wikidata.

Places

  • Born: Brighton — map
  • Died: Wakefield — map
  • Buried: Arlington National Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. December 2, 1842
    Born in Brighton, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  2. July 3, 1863
    Act of valor — Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
    Age 20. 19th Massachusetts Infantry
  3. October 6, 1891
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. July 20, 1906
    Died in Boston, Massachusetts
    Age 63.
  5. Resting place
    Arlington National Cemetery
    Arlington, Virginia

Biography

Edmund Rice (December 2, 1842 – July 20, 1906) was a soldier in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient who achieved the rank of Brigadier General.

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Also honored for actions on July 3, 1863

EB Elijah William Bacon Private · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ George Greenville Benedict Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 MB Morris Brown Jr. Captain · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ HC Hugh Carey Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ JC John E. Clopp Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Alonzo H. Cushing First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ JD Joseph H. Decastro Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 GD George H. Dore Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 Benjamin Frank Falls Color Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ CF Christopher Flynn Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 Frederick W. Fuger Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 William B. Hincks Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 31 recipients for July 3, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Massachusetts

CH Conrad Homan Color Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JH James Horton Gunner's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1864 ES Edward Swatton Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1865 FA Frederick Charles Anderson Private · Army Civil War · 1864 JW John Walsh Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 JM John C. McFarland Captain of the Forecastle · Navy Civil War · 1864
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.