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U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army

Robert Fulton Dodd

Details
  • Rank: Private (Highest Rank: Corporal)
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    Company E,
    27th Michigan Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: July 30, 1864
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Citation
While acting as orderly, voluntarily assisted to carry off the wounded from the ground in front of the crater while exposed to a heavy fire.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: July 27, 1896
  • Born: December 31, 1844, West Flamboro, Canada
  • Died: September 4, 1903, Winnipeg, Canada
  • Buried: Hillside Cemetery, Portage la Prairie (Manitoba Prov.), Canada
 

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