Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Edward R. Hanford received the Medal of Honor for his actions on October 9, 1864 in Woodstock, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company H, 2d U.S. Cavalry. Hanford was about 23 years old.
The medal was presented on October 14, 1864.
Hanford was born in 1841 in Allegany County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Cortland, Cortland County, New York. Hanford died on January 30, 1890 in Chili Gulch, California, at the age of about 49. He is buried at Mokelumne Hill Protestant Cemetery in Mokelumne Hill, California.
Hanford is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag of 32d Battalion Virginia Cavalry (C.S.A.).
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- 1841Born in Allegany County, New York
- October 9, 1864Act of valor — Woodstock, VirginiaAge about 23. Company H, 2d U.S. Cavalry
- October 14, 1864Medal of Honor presented
- January 30, 1890Died in Chili Gulch, CaliforniaAge about 49.
- Resting placeMokelumne Hill Protestant CemeteryMokelumne Hill, California
