Edwin F. Savacool-Detroit, MI
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Don.Morfe
N 42° 21.060 W 083° 01.404
17T E 333347 N 4690731
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Sailors Creek, VA on April 6, 1865. He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI in Section A2, Lot 0.
Waymark Code: WM10CA3
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 04/12/2019
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He received the Medal of Honor award posthumously. He was born in 1842 in Jackson, MI and died on June 5, 1865 in Washington D.C. He attained the rank of Brevet Major in the Union Army. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: *SAVACOOL, EDWIN F.
• Rank and organization: Captain, Company K, 1st New York (Lincoln) Cavalry
• Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865
• Entered service at: Marshall, Mich.
• Date of issue: 24 April 1865
Citation: Capture of flag, during which he was wounded and died several days later in Washington, D.C.
Armed Service: Army
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