Robert F. Dodd
Robert F. Dodd | |
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Born | Galt , Canada West | December 31, 1844
Died | September 14, 1903 Winnipeg, Manitoba | (aged 58)
Buried | Hillside Cemetery, Manitoba |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1862, 1863 - 1865 |
Rank | Private |
Unit | ![]() |
Battles/wars | Battle of the Crater |
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Private Robert Fulton Dodd (December 31, 1844 to September 14, 1903) was a Canadian soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Dodd received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of the Crater in Petersburg, Virginia on 30 July 1864. He was honored with the award on 27 July 1896.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Dodd was born in Galt in Canada West on 31 December 1844. He enlisted into an independent company within the Michigan infantry called the Stanton Guards on 4 May 1862. After mustering out of this company on 25 September 1862, he reenlisted into the 27th Volunteer Infantry on 25 February 1863. It was while serving in this capacity that he performed the act of gallantry on 30 July 1864, during the Battle of the Crater, that would earn him the medal of honor. He mustered out of the army on 26 July 1865 and eventually returned to Canada.
He died on 14 September 1903 and his remains are interred at the Hillside Cemetery in Manitoba.
Medal of Honor citation
[edit]While acting as orderly, voluntarily assisted to carry off the wounded from the ground in front of the crater while exposed to a heavy fire.[1][2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients". Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Robert Fulton Dodd". Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- 1844 births
- 1903 deaths
- Emigrants from pre-Confederation Ontario to the United States
- Canadian-born Medal of Honor recipients
- Canadian people of the American Civil War
- People from Cambridge, Ontario
- People of Michigan in the American Civil War
- Union Army officers
- United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
- American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor