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First Lieutenant & Adjutant · U.S. Army

Evan M. Woodward

First Lieutenant & Adjutant Evan M. Woodward, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on December 13, 1862 in Fredericksburg, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War December 13, 1862

First Lieutenant & Adjutant Evan M. Woodward was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on December 13, 1862 in Fredericksburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 2d Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry. Woodward was 24 years old.

17 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on December 14, 1894, 32 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Major.

Woodward was born on March 11, 1838 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland. Woodward died on August 15, 1904 in Trenton, New Jersey, at the age of 66. He is buried at Riverview Cemetery in Trenton, New Jersey.

Woodward is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 85 credited to Maryland.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Advanced between the lines, demanded and received the surrender of the 19th Georgia Infantry (C.S.A.) and captured their battle flag.

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

Timeline

  1. March 11, 1838
    Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
  2. December 13, 1862
    Act of valor — Fredericksburg, Virginia
    Age 24. 2d Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry
  3. December 14, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. August 15, 1904
    Died in Trenton, New Jersey
    Age 66.
  5. Resting place
    Riverview Cemetery
    Trenton, New Jersey

Biography

Evan M. Woodward (March 11, 1838 – August 15, 1904) was an American Medal of Honor recipient who fought in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Woodward was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is now buried at Riverview Cemetery, New Jersey. Woodward was a member of the 2nd Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment at the Battle of Fredericksburg when he earned the Medal of Honor.

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Further reading

Also honored for actions on December 13, 1862

JA John Gregory bishop Adams Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 WB Wallace A. Beckwith Private · Army Civil War · 1862 Zenas Randall Bliss Colonel · Army Civil War · 1862 JC Jacob Cart Private · Army Civil War · 1862 Charles Henry tucky Collis Colonel · Army Civil War · 1862 CC Charles Dearborn Copp Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 TD Timothy Donoghue Private · Army Civil War · 1862 Francis Henry Goodall First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862 William P. Hogarty Private · Army Civil War · 1862 John Johnson Private · Army Civil War · 1862 JK Joseph Keene Private · Army Civil War · 1862 George Henry Maynard Private · Army Civil War · 1862

See all 18 recipients for December 13, 1862 →

More Civil War recipients from Maryland

CV Charles Veal Private · Army Civil War · 1864 JT Jacob R. Tucker Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 AC Abel G. Cadwallader Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 DD Decatur Dorsey Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JS Joseph Stewart Private · Army Civil War · 1865 ER Edward Ringold Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1862
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.