Edward M. Knox | |
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Born | Manhattan, New York | February 12, 1842
Died | March 28, 1916 | (aged 74)
Buried | The Bronx, New York |
Allegiance | United States |
Service | Union Army |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Unit | 15th New York Battery Light Artillery |
Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Awards | Medal 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]