Edward Ratcliff was an African American Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm.
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and Organization: :First Sergeant, Company C, 38th U.S. Colored Troops. Place and Date: At Chapins Farm, Va., September 29, 1864. Birth: James County, Va. Date of Issue: April 6, 1865. Citation: :Commanded and gallantly led his company after the commanding officer had been killed; was the first enlisted man to enter the enemy's works. ==See also==