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Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain

    Division:

    1st Connecticut Infantry

    Action Date:

    June 29, 1864

    Date of Issue: April 2, 1898

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Captain Edward Washburn Whitaker, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 29 June 1864, while serving with Company E, 1st Connecticut Infantry, in action at Reams’ Station, Virginia. While acting as an aide Captain Whitaker voluntarily carried dispatches from the commanding general to General Meade, forcing his way with a single troop of Cavalry, through an Infantry division of the enemy in the most distinguished manner, though he lost half his escort.