Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Sergeant Major Edward Parsons Tobie Jr. received the Medal of Honor for his actions between March 29 and April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Campaign, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 1st Maine Cavalry. Tobie was 27 years old.
4 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 1, 1898, 33 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Second Lieutenant.
Tobie was born on March 19, 1838 in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine. Tobie died on January 21, 1900, at the age of 61. He is buried at Swain Point Cemetery in Providence, Rhode Island.
Tobie is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 66 credited to Maine.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Though severely wounded at Sailors Creek, 6 April, and at Farmville, 7 April, refused to go to the hospital, but remained with his regiment, performed the full duties of adjutant upon the wounding of that officer, and was present for duty at Appomattox.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Wounds and injuries
What the citation records about his wounds:
Though severely wounded at Sailors Creek, 6 April, and at Farmville, 7 April, refused to go to the hospital, but remained with his regiment, performed the full duties of adjutant upon the wounding of that officer, and was present for duty at Appomattox.
- Age at death: 61
- Resting place: Swain Point Cemetery
Life beyond the battlefield
- Occupations: writer
Source: Wikidata.
Places
Timeline
- March 19, 1838Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine
- March 29 - April 9, 1865Act of valor — Appomattox Campaign, VirginiaAge 27. 1st Maine Cavalry
- April 1, 1898Medal of Honor presented
- January 21, 1900DiedAge 61.
- Resting placeSwain Point CemeteryProvidence, Rhode Island
Biography
Edward Parsons Tobie Jr. (March 19, 1838 – January 21, 1900) was a United States soldier who received his nation's highest award for bravery during combat, the U.S. Medal of Honor, while fighting with the Union Army during the American Civil War as a sergeant-major with the 1st Maine Volunteer Cavalry. According to his Medal of Honor citation, despite having been severely wounded during the Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia on April 6, 1865, and again at Farmville on April 7, he refused hospitalization, choosing instead to remain with his regiment in order to perform the duties of the 1st Maine's regimental adjutant who had recently fallen in combat.
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