The President
of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
KNOX, EDWARD M.
Rank and Organization: Second Lieutenant, 15th New York Battery. Place and
Date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863. Entered Service At: New York, N.Y. Birth:
New York, N.Y. Date of Issue: 18 October 1892.
Citation:
Held his ground with the battery after the other batteries had fallen back until
compelled to draw his piece off by hand; he was severely wounded.
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