Edward M. Knox

Edward M. Knox
Born(1842-02-12)February 12, 1842
Manhattan, New York
DiedMarch 28, 1916(1916-03-28) (aged 74)
Buried
The Bronx, New York
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnion Army
RankSecond Lieutenant
Unit15th New York Battery Light Artillery
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
AwardsMedal of Honor

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.[1]

Knox was born in Manhattan, New York, on February 12, 1842. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism on July 2, 1863, while serving as a Second Lieutenant with the 15th New York Battery Light Artillery, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor was issued on October 18, 1892.[2]

He died at the age of 74 on March 28, 1916, and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York.[citation needed]

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