Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Robert Buffum
Details
- Rank: Private (Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company H,
21st Ohio Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: April 1862
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Georgia, USA
Citation
One of the 19 of 24 men (including two civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Mitchell (or Buell), penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Gilead, Wood County, Ohio
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: March 25, 1863
Washington, D.C.; presented by Sec. of War Edward M. Stanton - Born: 1828, Salem, Essex County, MA, United States
- Died: July 20, 1871, Auburn, NY, United States
- Buried: Soule Cemetery (Prison Section) (MH), Auburn, NY, United States
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