Medal of Honor
January 13, 1865–January 15, 1865
Fort Fisher, North Carolina, USA
- Rank at action
- Chief Quartermaster
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Ticonderoga
The Citation
Sources ↓Summers served on board the U.S.S. Ticonderoga in the attacks on Fort Fisher, 13 to 15 January 1865. The ship took position in the line of battle and maintained a well_directed fire upon the batteries to the left of the palisades during the initial phase of the engagement. Although several of the enemy's shots fell over and around the vessel, the Ticonderoga fought her guns gallantly throughout 3 consecutive days of battle until the flag was planted on one of the strongest fortifications possessed by the rebels.
Sources & record notes
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- Robert Summers — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-31
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002705
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-31
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 59
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Chief Gunner
- Accredited to
- New York
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- dddd7a33ae4b95b341819b7444f4c9ee283e7b956b058406202db4dd78808da6
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