Medal of Honor Citation Brig. Gen. John C. Robinson

Medal of Honor Citation
Brig. Gen. John C. Robinson
of Binghamton, N.Y.

ROBINSON, JOHN C.

Rank and organization: Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers. Place and date: At Laurel Hill, Va., 8 May 1864. Entered service at: Binghamton, N.Y. Birth: Binghamton, N.Y. Date of issue: 28 March 1894. Citation: Placed himself at the head of the leading brigade in a charge upon the enemy's breastworks; was severely wounded.

Source: U.S. Army Center of Military History
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