Edwin Goodrich

{{Short description|American Union Army officer}}

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{{Infobox military person

| name = Edwin Goodrich

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1843|3|22}}

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1910|11|26|1843|3|22}}

|image= Colorgoodriched2.jpg

| birth_place = New York City

| death_place = Chicago, Illinois

| placeofburial_label = Place of burial

| placeofburial = Portland, Michigan

| allegiance = United States

|branch =United States Army
Union Army

| rank = Captain
Lieutenant colonel

| serviceyears = 1861 - 1865

| unit = {{flagicon|New York|1778}} Company D, 9th New York Volunteer Cavalry Regiment

| battles = American Civil War
{{*}} Battle of Cedar Creek

| awards = Medal of Honor

}}

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Edwin Goodrich (March 22, 1843 – November 26, 1910) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War.

He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Cedar Creek fought near Middletown, Virginia on October 19, 1864. The battle was the decisive engagement of Major General Philip Sheridan's Valley Campaigns of 1864 and was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley.

Goodrich enlisted in the Army from Westfield, New York in November 1861. He was commissioned as an officer in February 1864, and mustered out with his regiment in July 1865.[http://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/cavalry/9thCavCW_Roster.pdf Regimental roster]