Facts: - death place: wakefield , massachusetts - caption: brigadier general edmund rice - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: american , philippine-american war civil war , indian wars , spanish-american war - death date: 20 july 1906 - allegiance: united states of america union - placeofburial: arlington national cemetery - awards: medal of honor - birth date: 2 december 1842 - serviceyears: 1861 - 1903 - name: edmund rice - branch: united states army union army - image: edrice.jpg - birth place: cambridge , massachusetts - rank: brigadier general Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of edmund rice -lrb- medal of honor -rrb- .
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edmund rice -lrb- december 2 , 1842 -- july 20 , 1906 -rrb- was a soldier in the united states army and a medal of honor recipient who achieved the rank of brigadier general .