Medal of Honor
1865-03-29 through 1865-04-09
Appomattox Campaign, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Sergeant Major
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- 1st Maine Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓Though severely wounded at Sailors Creek, 6 April, and at Farmville, 7 April, refused to go to the hospital, but remained with his regiment, performed the full duties of adjutant upon the wounding of that officer, and was present for duty at Appomattox.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Edward Parsons Tobie Jr — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-003049
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Entered service at
- Lewiston, Maine
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- e545e35356d78971fe69b6a42f7906eb803abb87e8b87edc49b434a922a964c4
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current official profile expands the middle name and suffix. Sergeant Major remains rank at action, distinct from the later highest rank Second Lieutenant.