List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Battle of Cedar Creek facts for kids

The Battle of Cedar Creek was a very important fight during the American Civil War. It happened on October 19, 1864, near Middletown, Virginia. This battle was the biggest one fought in the Shenandoah Valley. It was a major victory for Major General Philip Sheridan and his Union Army soldiers.

The Medal of Honor is the highest award a soldier can get in the United States. It was created during the Civil War. To earn it, a person must show amazing bravery and risk their own life. They must go above and beyond what is expected of them in a fight. Because of how brave someone must be, this medal is sometimes given after a person has died.

Brave Soldiers at Cedar Creek

During the Battle of Cedar Creek, 21 brave Union soldiers received the Medal of Honor. This included 12 enlisted men and 9 officers. They were honored for their incredible courage during the battle.

Here are the names of the soldiers who earned this special award:

Image	Name	Rank	Unit
	Blunt, John W.John W. Blunt	First Lieutenant	6th New York Cavalry
—	Crocker, Henry H.Henry H. Crocker	Captain	2nd Massachusetts Cavalry
—	Crocker, Ulric L.Ulric L. Crocker	Private	6th Michigan Cavalry
	du Pont, Henry A.Henry A. du Pont	Captain	5th U.S. Artillery
—	Goodrich, EdwinEdwin Goodrich	First Lieutenant	9th New York Cavalry
—	Henry, William W.William W. Henry	Colonel	10th U.S. Infantry
—	Hough, IraIra Hough	Private	8th Indiana Infantry
—	Love, George M.George M. Love	Colonel	116th New York Infantry
—	Lyon, FrederickFrederick Lyon	Corporal	1st Vermont Cavalry
—	McGonnigle, Andrew J.Andrew J. McGonnigle	Captain	U.S. Volunteers
—	Parks, Harry J.Harry J. Parks	Private	9th New York Cavalry
—	Reigle, Daniel P.Daniel P. Reigle	Corporal	87th Pennsylvania Infantry
—	Scofield, David H.David H. Scofield	Quartermaster Sergeant	5th New York Cavalry
—	Sweeney, JamesJames Sweeney	Private	1st Vermont Cavalry
—	Taylor, RichardRichard Taylor	Private	18th Indiana Infantry
	Thomas, StephenStephen Thomas	Colonel	8th Vermont Infantry
—	Tracy, AmasaAmasa Tracy	Lieutenant Colonel	2nd Vermont Infantry
—	Walsh, JohnJohn Walsh	Corporal	5th New York Cavalry
—	Wambsgan, MartinMartin Wambsgan	Private	90th New York Infantry
—	Wells, Thomas M.Thomas M. Wells	Chief Bugler	6th New York Cavalry
—	Woodbury, Eri D.Eri D. Woodbury	Sergeant	1st Vermont Cavalry