Mounted in a frame. Brevet Colonel Samuel Goodman (1824-1914) CMOH, 28th PA. Samuel Goodman entered service as 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant in October 1861 and was breveted four times during the war including Gettysburg. Lieutenant Goodman won the MEDAL OF HONOR for saving the flag of the 107th OVI at Chancellorsville. The heroic officer was discharged in August 1864 as 1st Lieutenant. His four brevets--captain, major, lt. colonel and colonel--were awarded afterwards on March 13, 1865 making these captain straps end of war/post war. Although the insignia were never worn during Goodman's wartime service they reflect this officer's tremendous personal bravery and distinguished history associated with the Medal of Honor. From Colonel Goodman's obituary in the The New York Times dated 24 March 1914: COL. SAMUEL GOODMAN DEAD Merchant Succumbs at Palm Beach. Colonel Samuel Goodman, veteran of the Civil War, former Councilman from the Twenty-second Ward and a prominent business man, died yesterday, March 23, 1914, at Palm Beach, Florida from dropsy. He was seventy-five years old. His home is at Germantown and Chestnut Hill Aves., Chestnut Hill. Colonel Goodman served throughout the Civil War. He was made second lieutenant of the Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania Infantry, October 15, 1861, first lieutenant and adjutant, November 13, 1861. He was honorably mustered out August, 1864; brevetted captain, major, lieutenant-colonel and colonel, United States Volunteers March 13, 1865 for gallant and meritorious service at the battles of Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Ringgold, Mill Creek Gap and Resaca. He was awarded the CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR for saving the colors of the One Hundred and Seventh Ohio Volunteers at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Colonel Goodman was a member of the Union League, of the Loyal Legion,(MOLLUS #01037) and of the Philadelphia Cricket Club. He was one of six brothers, all of whom fought in the Civil War. Two of these survive him. He was interred in the Trinity Lutheran Churchyard. Condition: Excellent.
Mounted in a frame. Brevet Colonel Samuel Goodman (1824-1914) CMOH, 28th PA. Samuel Goodman entered service as 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant in October 1861 and was breveted four times during the war including Gettysburg. Lieutenant Goodman won the MEDAL OF HONOR for saving the flag of the 107th OVI at Chancellorsville. The heroic officer was discharged in August 1864 as 1st Lieutenant. His four brevets--captain, major, lt. colonel and colonel--were awarded afterwards on March 13, 1865 making these captain straps end of war/post war. Although the insignia were never worn during Goodman's wartime service they reflect this officer's tremendous personal bravery and distinguished history associated with the Medal of Honor. From Colonel Goodman's obituary in the The New York Times dated 24 March 1914: COL. SAMUEL GOODMAN DEAD Merchant Succumbs at Palm Beach. Colonel Samuel Goodman, veteran of the Civil War, former Councilman from the Twenty-second Ward and a prominent business man, died yesterday, March 23, 1914, at Palm Beach, Florida from dropsy. He was seventy-five years old. His home is at Germantown and Chestnut Hill Aves., Chestnut Hill. Colonel Goodman served throughout the Civil War. He was made second lieutenant of the Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania Infantry, October 15, 1861, first lieutenant and adjutant, November 13, 1861. He was honorably mustered out August, 1864; brevetted captain, major, lieutenant-colonel and colonel, United States Volunteers March 13, 1865 for gallant and meritorious service at the battles of Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Ringgold, Mill Creek Gap and Resaca. He was awarded the CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR for saving the colors of the One Hundred and Seventh Ohio Volunteers at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Colonel Goodman was a member of the Union League, of the Loyal Legion,(MOLLUS #01037) and of the Philadelphia Cricket Club. He was one of six brothers, all of whom fought in the Civil War. Two of these survive him. He was interred in the Trinity Lutheran Churchyard. Condition: Excellent.
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