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Civil War
Alexander Robinson
Boatswain's Mate · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
25 September 1864 · USS Howquah
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- USS Howquah
The citation
Official 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.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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