Robert J. Patterson, Sergeant Who Held the Line at Spotsylvania

Robert J. Patterson, Sergeant Who Held the Line at Spotsylvania

Dec 13 , 2025

Infidel Co.

Blood. Smoke. The sky tore with cannon fire. Robert J. Patterson grasped the shattered flagpole—his hands stained with grit and sacrifice. Around him, men fell like trees in a storm. The air was a ...

Civil War Heroism , Robert J. Patterson , Spotsylvania Battle

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Alonzo Cushing's valor at Gettysburg earned the Medal of Honor

Alonzo Cushing's valor at Gettysburg earned the Medal of Honor

Dec 11 , 2025

Infidel Co.

Cannon smoke chokes the Georgia air. The ground shakes with artillery blasts. Five guns in battery, manned by blackened faces and shaking hands. Only one man stands steady. Captain Alonzo Cushing, ...

Alonzo Cushing , Civil War Heroism , Gettysburg Battle

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Robert J. Patterson's Medal of Honor Action at Vaught's Hill, 1863

Robert J. Patterson's Medal of Honor Action at Vaught's Hill, 1863

Nov 20 , 2025

Infidel Co.

Robert J. Patterson stood alone amid the raging inferno, bullets slicing the smoke-choked air like death’s own scythe. His regiment faltered under crushing Confederate fire. Around him, men fell, c...

Civil War Heroism , Medal of Honor , Robert J. Patterson

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