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Civil War
Robert Anderson
Quartermaster · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
Date not recorded · USS Crusader
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New Hampshire
- Action
- USS Crusader
The citation
Official citation
Served on board the U.S.S. Crusader and the Keokuk during various actions of those vessels. Carrying out his duties skillfully while on board the U.S.S. Crusader, Q.M. Anderson, on all occasions, set forth the greatest intrepidity and devotion. During the attack on Charleston, while serving on board the U.S.S. Keokuk, Q.M. Anderson was stationed at the wheel when shot penetrated the house and, with the scattering of the iron, used his own body as a shield for his commanding officer.