Edward P. Tobie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Edward P. Tobie

Date of Birth: 19-Mar-1838

Place of Birth: Lewiston, Maine, United States

Date of Death: 21-Jan-1900

Profession: writer

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Edward P. Tobie

  • Edward Parsons Tobie, Jr.
  • (March 19, 1838 – January 21, 1900) was a United States soldier who received his nation's highest award for bravery during combat, the U.S.
  • Medal of Honor, while fighting with the Union Army during the American Civil War as a sergeant-major with the 1st Maine Volunteer Cavalry.
  • According to his Medal of Honor citation, despite having been severely wounded during the Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia on April 6, 1865 and again at Farmville on April 7, he refused hospitalization, choosing instead to remain with his regiment in order to perform the duties of the 1st Maine's regimental adjutant who had recently fallen in combat.
  • Those duties included services rendered by Tobie at Appomattox.

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