Edward R. Hanford

Edward R. Hanford
Born	c. 1845 Allegany County, New York, US
Died	1890 (aged 44–45) California, US
Place of burial	Mokelumne Hill Protestant Cemetery, Mokelumne Hill, California
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1862–1865
Rank	Private
Unit	2nd U.S. Cavalry Regiment
Battles / wars	American Civil War  • Battle of Tom's Brook
Awards	Medal of Honor

Edward Raymond Hanford (c. 1845–1890) was a private in the 2nd U.S. Cavalry, Company H, during the American Civil War.[1] Born in Allegany County, New York, in 1845, Hanford captured the battle flag of the 32nd Battalion Virginia Cavalry of the Confederate States of America at the Battle of Tom's Brook, Woodstock, Virginia, on 9 October 1864.[1][2][3] The Union charge, led by generals Wesley Merritt and George Armstrong Custer, successfully forced the Confederates to retreat 10 miles (16 km) southward of Woodstock.[4] Hanford received the Medal of Honor on 14 October 1864 for capturing the Confederate battle flag during the charge and for demonstrating "extraordinary heroism".[2] Hanford died in California in 1890 and was buried in the Mokelumne Hill Protestant Cemetery of Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras County.[5]

See also

• List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients
• Battle of Tom's Brook

Notes

1. "Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients - (A-L)". U.S. Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
2. "Edward R. Hanford". Military Times. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
3. Wert (1987), p. 164.
4. "2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
5. vconline.org.uk

References

• Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q.
• War Department, U.S. (1880). The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 857196196.
• Wert, Jeffry D. (1987). From Winchester to Cedar Creek: The Shenandoah Campaign of 1864. Carlisle, PA: South Mountain Press. p. 324. ISBN 978-0-671-67806-7. OCLC 463454602.

External links

• Find a Grave Edward R Hanford