Edwin Goodrich
Born: March 22, 1843 at New York, New York
Home Town: Westfield, New York
Medal of Honor
American Civil War
U.S. Army
Date of Issue: May 14, 1894
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant Edwin Goodrich, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on November, 1864, while serving with Company D, 9th New York Cavalry, in action at Cedar Creek, Virginia. While the command was falling back, First Lieutenant Goodrich returned, and in the face of the enemy rescued a sergeant from under his fallen horse.