Edward Burson Spalding (February 2, 1840 – March 4, 1920) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Shiloh.

[2] By April 6, 1862, he was serving as a sergeant in Company E of the 52nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment.

For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor several decades later, on January 15, 1894.

[3][4] Spalding's official Medal of Honor citation reads: Although twice wounded, and thereby crippled for life, he remained fighting in open ground to the close of the battle.

[4]Spalding died on March 4, 1920, at age 80 and was buried at Floyd Cemetery in Sioux City, Iowa.