serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date placeofburial rank article_title name
1862 - 1865 usa chesterfield , massachusetts 07 march 1909 whitingham , vermont united states of america 1861 massachusetts company d , 37th massachusetts infantry medal of honor ribbon.svg medal of honor battle of sayler 's creek 02 june 1822 mount cemetery , chesterfield , massachusetts private samuel e. eddy
 samuel e. eddy
samuel e. eddy

private samuel edwin eddy -lrb- june 2 , 1822 to march 7 , 1909 -rrb- was an american soldier who fought in the american civil war .
eddy received the country 's highest award for bravery during combat , the medal of honor , for his action during the battle of sayler 's creek in virginia on 6 april 1865 .
he was honored with the award on 10 september 1897 .
