U.S. Army
Robert Mitchell Cox
ConflictCivil War
Year of Action1863
Unit/CommandCompany K, 55th Illinois Infantry
BirthplaceOhio
Citation
Bravely defended the colors planted on the outward parapet of Fort Hill.
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