James H. Robinson

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name=James H. Robinson
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died= Death date|1864|7|26


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placeofbirth= Oakland County, Michigan
placeofdeath= Memphis, Tennessee
allegiance=flagicon|USA United States of America
branch=U.S. Army
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rank= Private
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battles=American Civil War
*Battle of Brownsville, Ark.
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James H. Robinson (died July 26, 1864) was a Union Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War.

Biography

A resident of Victor Township, Michigan, he enlisted at the age of 18 in the 3rd Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, as was mustered in as a Private in Company B. On January 27, 1864 at Brownsville, Arkansas, he performed an act of bravery that garnered him the Medal of Honor.

He received his medal on April 4, 1864.

He was later killed in action during the war, and his remains were eventually buried in the Memphis National Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee, where they can be found in Section H, Grave 4131. His gravesite is marked with a government issue Medal of Honor marker. [findagrave|3168605 Retrieved on 2007-11-08]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and Organization::Private, Company B, 3d Michigan Cavalry. Place and date: At Brownsville, Ark., January 27, 1865. Entered service at: Victor, Mich. Birth. Oakland County, Mich. Date of issue: April 4, 1865.

Citation::Successfully defended himself, single-handed against 7 guerrillas, killing the leader (Capt. W. C. Stephenson) and driving off the remainder of the party.cite web
publisher = AmericanCivilWar.com
title = "Civil War Medal of Honor Citations" (S-Z): Robinson, James H.
date =
url = http://americancivilwar.com/medal_of_honor7.html
accessdate = 2007-11-09] cite web
publisher = army.mil
title = "Medal of Honor website” (M-Z): Robinson, James H.
date =
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/civwarmz.html
accessdate = 2007-11-09]

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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