Edwin Goodrich

This article is about the American general. For the English zoologist, see Edwin Stephen Goodrich.

Edwin Goodrich
Born	(1843-03-22)March 22, 1843 New York City, US
Died	November 26, 1910(1910-11-26) (aged 67) Chicago, Illinois, US
Burial place	Portland, Michigan, US
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army Union Army
Service years	1861 - 1865
Rank	Captain Lieutenant colonel
Unit	Company D, 9th New York Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
Conflicts	American Civil War  • Battle of Cedar Creek
Awards	Medal of Honor

Medal of Honor winner Edwin Goodrich

Edwin Goodrich (March 22, 1843 – November 26, 1910) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War.

He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Cedar Creek fought near Middletown, Virginia on October 19, 1864. The battle was the decisive engagement of Major General Philip Sheridan's Valley Campaigns of 1864 and was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley.

Goodrich enlisted in the Army from Westfield, New York in November 1861. He was commissioned as an officer in February 1864 and mustered out with his regiment in July 1865.