U.S. Army
Robertson, Robert StoddartConflictCivil War
RankBrevet Colonel NY Volunteers
Year of Action1864
Unit/CommandCompany K, 93rd New York Infantry
BirthplaceArgyle, New York
Citation
While acting as aide-de-camp to a general officer, seeing a regiment break to the rear, he seized its colors, rode with them to the front in the face of the advancing enemy, and rallied the retreating regiment.
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