Civil War
Edward W. Whitaker
Captain · U.S. Army
Company E, 1st Connecticut Cavalry
29 June 1864 · Reams Station, Virginia
Public domain. Civil War Glass Negatives Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Connecticut
- Action
- Reams Station, Virginia
The citation
Official citation
While acting as an aide voluntarily carried dispatches from the commanding general to Gen. Meade, forcing his way with a single troop of Cavalry, through an Infantry division of the enemy in the most distinguished manner, though he lost half his escort.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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