Edwin Goodrich
Military Person
1843 – 1910
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Who was Edwin Goodrich?
Edwin Goodrich 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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- Born
- Mar 22, 1843
New York City - Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Nov 26, 1910
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on July 23, 2013
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