Edward M. Knox (February 12, 1842 – March 28, 1916) was a
Union Army soldier in the
American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the
Medal of Honor.
Knox was born in
Manhattan,
New York
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, on February 12, 1842. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism on July 2, 1863, while serving as a
Second Lieutenant
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with the 15th New York Battery Light Artillery, at
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor was issued on October 18, 1892.
He died at the age of 74 on March 28, 1916, and was buried at
Woodlawn Cemetery in
the Bronx, New York.
Medal of Honor citation
See also
*
List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Battle of Gettysburg
*
List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L
References
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1842 births
1916 deaths
Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)
Military personnel from Manhattan
People of New York (state) in the American Civil War
Union Army soldiers
United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor
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