Medal of Honor
April 6, 1865
Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Captain
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company K, 1st New York (Lincoln) Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓Capture of flag, during which he was wounded and died several days later in Washington, D.C.
Sources & record notes
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- Edwin F. Savacool — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001079
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Entered service at
- Marshall, Mich.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- c435019b576fc6a8f3fe6a07cd8ee27923172f88e5bf68cf804aace2078b1c42
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