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Medal of Honor Recipient

Robert Stoddart Robertson

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001056Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

May 8, 1864

Corbins Bridge, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
First Lieutenant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company K, 93d New York Infantry

The Citation

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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.
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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.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Robert Stoddart Robertson — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001062
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Later or highest recorded rank
Brevet Colonel NY Volunteers
Entered service at
Argyle, N.Y.
Archive transcription SHA-256
5574dec9731f763d3f7894722160fb25955ca22e1f88cf43d500124e130e671c

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The current reference profile confirms the identity and award; name expanded or reconciled; highest later rank retained as Brevet Colonel NY Volunteers; legacy citation text, current rendered citation text, provenance, and checksums are preserved in parallel. No General Order verification is claimed.

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