RICE, EDMUND (1842-1906)

Civil War Medal of Honor Winner, Inventor, and Fort Totten Officer

A Medal of Honor recipient in the Civil War’s Battle of Gettysburg later served as commander of the 5th Infantry at Fort Totten.  Edmund Rice was a man of remarkable talents and abilities.  He was an inventor, military strategist and commander, and an international diplomat.  Because of the respect for Brigadier General Rice, his home state of Massachusetts honored him with a state funeral in 1906.