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Medal of Honor Recipient

Thomas Robinson

U.S. Navy · Interim 1865 - 1870

MOH-RC-003299Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1866

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Medal of Honor

July 15, 1866

Off New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Rank at action
Captain of the Afterguard
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
Interim 1865 - 1870
Unit or command
USS Tallapoosa

The Citation

Sources ↓
For heroic efforts to save from drowning Wellington Brocar, landsman, of the Tallapoosa, off New Orleans, 15 July 1866.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. Thomas Robinson — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003314
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
77
Accredited to
New York
Archive transcription SHA-256
29aa77822cf46878e86cc055484de23f4c5b84ce035d752d3892d8f0e65d0c2d

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

Current official reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; exact legacy citation text and checksum are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.