First Lieutenant Robert Stoddart Robertson, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on May 8, 1864 at Corbins Bridge, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company K, 93d New York Infantry. Robertson was 25 years old.
6 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 2, 1897, 33 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Colonel NY Volunteers.
Robertson was born on April 16, 1839 in Argyle, Washington County, New York. Robertson died on August 25, 1906 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, at the age of 67. He is buried at Lindenwood Cemetery in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Robertson 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
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.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Life beyond the battlefield
- Occupations: meteorological observer, writer
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Timeline
- April 16, 1839Born in Argyle, Washington County, New York
- May 8, 1864Act of valor — Corbins Bridge, VirginiaAge 25. Company K, 93d New York Infantry
- August 2, 1897Medal of Honor presented
- August 25, 1906Died in Fort Wayne, IndianaAge 67.
- Resting placeLindenwood CemeteryFort Wayne, Indiana
Biography
Robert Stoddart Robertson (April 16, 1839 – August 24, 1906) was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War, while serving with Company K, 93rd New York Volunteer Infantry. He later served as Lieutenant Governor of Indiana.
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