Serving as a sailor in the U.S. Navy, Boatswain's Mate Alexander Robinson received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 25, 1864 off Wilmington, North Carolina during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with U.S.S. Howquah. Robinson was about 33 years old.
One other service member also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 25, 1868, 3 years after the action.
Robinson was born in 1831 in England — one of 98 recipients born in England. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York.
Robinson is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Served as boatswain's mate on board the U.S.S. Howquah on the occasion of the destruction of the blockade runner, Lynx, off Wilmington, 25 September 1864. Performing his duty faithfully under the most trying circumstances, Robinson stood firmly at his post in the midst of a crossfire from the rebel shore batteries and our own vessels.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- 1831Born in England
- September 25, 1864Act of valor — off Wilmington, North CarolinaAge about 33. U.S.S. Howquah
- August 25, 1868Medal of Honor presented
Biography
Alexander Robinson (born c. 1831) was a boatswain's mate of the United States Navy who was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. He was awarded the medal on 31 December 1864 for actions performed near Wilmington, North Carolina on 25 September 1864.
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