Civil War
Robert Blake
Contraband · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
25 December 1863 · Place not recorded
Public domain. United States Navy Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Virginia
- Action
- Robert Blake, 25 December 1863
The citation
Official citation
On board the U.S. Steam Gunboat Marblehead off Legareville, Stono River, 25 December 1863, in an engagement with the enemy on John's Island. Serving the rifle gun, Blake, an escaped slave, carried out his duties bravely throughout the engagement which resulted in the enemy's abandonment of positions, leaving a caisson and one gun behind.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.