Edmund English
Born: November 16, 1844 at New York, New York
Home Town: Newark, New Jersey
Status: POW
Date of Issue: February 13, 1891
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Sergeant Edmund English, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 6 May 1864, while serving with Company C, 2d New Jersey Infantry, in action during the Wilderness Campaign, Virginia. During a rout and while under orders to retreat First Sergeant English seized the colors, rallied the men, and drove the enemy back.
