U.S. Army
Rice, EdmundConflictCivil War
RankBrigadier General
Year of Action1863
Unit/Command19th Massachusetts Infantry
HometownBrighton, Massachusetts
Citation
Conspicuous bravery on the third day of the battle on the countercharge against Pickett’s division where he fell severely wounded within the enemy’s lines.
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