Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Robert Stoddart Robertson
Details
- Rank: First Lieutenant (Highest Rank: Brevet Colonel NY Volunteers)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company K,
93d New York Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: May 8, 1864
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Corbins Bridge, Virginia, USA
Citation
While acting as aide-de-camp to a general officer, seeing a regiment break to the rear, he seized its colors, rode with them to the front in the face of the advancing enemy, and rallied the retreating regiment.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Argyle, Washington County, New York
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: August 2, 1897
- Born: April 16, 1839, Argyle, Washington County, NY, United States
- Died: August 25, 1906, Fort Wayne, IN, United States
- Buried: Lindenwood Cemetery (G-178), Fort Wayne, IN, United States