Elbridge Robinson (January 7, 1844 – January 19, 1918) was a
Union Army soldier during the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...
. He received the
Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces, military decoration and is awarded to recognize American United States Army, soldiers, United States Navy, sailors, Un ...
for gallantry during the
Second Battle of Winchester
The Second Battle of Winchester was fought between June 13 and June 15, 1863, in Frederick County and Winchester, Virginia as part of the Gettysburg Campaign during the American Civil War. As Confederate Lieutenant General Richard S. Ewell mo ...
,
Virginia
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on June 14, 1863.
Medal of Honor citation
“The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Elbridge Robinson, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 14 June 1863, while serving with Company C, 122d Ohio Infantry, in action at Winchester, Virginia. With one companion, Private Robinson voluntarily went in front of the Union line, under a heavy fire from the enemy, and carried back a helpless, wounded comrade, thus saving him from death or capture.”
His companion,
John T. Patterson, also of the 122nd Ohio, also received the Medal of Honor.
See also
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List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Battle of Gettysburg
The Gettysburg Campaign was a campaign of the American Civil War in 1863. The Union and Confederate forces fought between June 3 and July 24 in southern Pennsylvania, Maryland, and northern Virginia. The main and namesake battle of the campaign ...
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List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: Q–S
References
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External links
Military Times Hall of Valor*
1844 births
1918 deaths
People from Morgan County, Ohio
People of Ohio in the American Civil War
Union army soldiers
United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor
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