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Medal of Honor Recipient

James H. Robinson

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001058Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

January 27, 1865

Brownsville Station, Arkansas, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company B, 3d Michigan Cavalry

The Citation

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Successfully defended himself, single-handed against 7 guerrillas, killing the leader (Capt. W. C. Stephenson) and driving off the remainder of the party.
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Successfully defended himself, singlehandedly, against seven guerrillas, killing the leader (Capt. W.C. Stephenson) and driving off the remainder of the party.

Sources & record notes

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  1. James H. Robinson — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001064
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Victor, Mich.
Archive transcription SHA-256
acf7e6534b534fb6dd8266b86e6c8934322600a9e9d3d7473afb005da44e7753

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

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