Edgar Pierpont Putnam (4 May 1844 – 20 May 1921) was an American businessman and civic leader in Jamestown, New York.

As a young man, he served in the Union Army cavalry during the American Civil War, advancing from private to captain and ultimately receiving the Medal of Honor for his actions as a sergeant leading a scouting party on the day before the 1864 Battle of Totopotomoy Creek in Virginia.

Putnam's regiment served in the Army of the Potomac and General Philip Sheridan's Cavalry Corps and he participated in all of their engagements.

[1][2][3] On 27 May 1864, Sergeant Putnam led a small reconnaissance patrol near Crumps Creek in Hanover County, Virginia.

[4] On 13 May 1892, he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his brave leadership and initiative against superior enemy forces.