Edwin F. Savacool
Medal of Honor
U.S. Army
American Civil War
Date of Issue: April 24, 1865
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pride in presenting the Medal of Honor (Posthumously) to Captain (Infantry) Edwin F. Savacool, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 6 April 1865, while serving with Company K, 1st New York Cavalry (Lincoln), in action at Deatonsville (Sailor’s Creek), Virginia, for capture of flag, during which he was wounded and died several days later in Washington, D.C.
