First Lieutenant Edwin Goodrich, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in November 1864 near Cedar Creek, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company D, 9th New York Cavalry. Goodrich was about 21 years old.
The medal was presented on May 14, 1894, 30 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Major.
Goodrich was born on March 22, 1843 in New York, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Westfield, Chautauqua County, New York. Goodrich died on November 26, 1910 in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 67. He is buried at Portland Cemetery.
Goodrich 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
While the command was falling back, he returned and in the face of the enemy rescued a sergeant from under his fallen horse.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
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Timeline
- March 22, 1843Born in New York, New York
- November 1864Act of valor — near Cedar Creek, VirginiaAge about 21. Company D, 9th New York Cavalry
- May 14, 1894Medal of Honor presented
- November 26, 1910Died in Chicago, IllinoisAge 67.
- Resting placePortland Cemetery
Biography
Edwin Goodrich (March 22, 1843 – November 26, 1910) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Cedar Creek fought near Middletown, Virginia on October 19, 1864. The battle was the decisive engagement of Major General Philip Sheridan's Valley Campaigns of 1864 and was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley. Goodrich enlisted in the Army from Westfield, New York in November 1861. He was commissioned as an officer in February 1864 and mustered out with his regiment in July 1865.
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