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President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Sergeant Edmund English, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 6 May 1864, while serving with Company C, 2d New Jersey Infantry, in action during the Wilderness
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in 1868. In 1869, he married her younger sister, Jane
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His bravery was infectious; the men caught his spirit and one by one rallied around the flag, till at last quite a little band was gathered about the sergeant. They did not only “stem the tide,” but repulsed and drove the
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Sergeant, Company C, 2d New Jersey Infantry. Place and date: At Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864. Entered service at: Newark, N.J. Born: November 16, 1841, Ireland. Date of issue: February 13, 1891.
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