Robert J. Patterson’s Courage at Cold Harbor and the Medal of Honor

Robert J. Patterson’s Courage at Cold Harbor and the Medal of Honor

Jan 28 , 2026

Infidel Co.

Robert J. Patterson stood ankle-deep in mud, blood slick on the fields of Cold Harbor. The sun was a dim, bleeding orb behind a shroud of acrid smoke. Around him, the shattered echoes of rifles and...

Cold Harbor Battle , Medal of Honor , Robert J. Patterson

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How Robert J. Patterson Saved His Regiment at Cold Harbor

How Robert J. Patterson Saved His Regiment at Cold Harbor

Dec 30 , 2025

Infidel Co.

Robert J. Patterson stood alone amid a hailstorm of musket fire. His regiment faltered, pinned down, bleeding out beneath a sky thick with smoke and death. Without hesitation, he surged forward—car...

Civil War hero , Cold Harbor battle , Robert J. Patterson

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William McKinley’s Cold Harbor Courage and Medal of Honor

William McKinley’s Cold Harbor Courage and Medal of Honor

Dec 25 , 2025

Infidel Co.

Blood, mud, and smoke hung thick over Cold Harbor on June 3, 1864. Men fell in droves, screams lost in cannon roar. William McKinley moved forward—a steady hand gripping a rifle, eyes blazing with ...

Cold Harbor battle , Medal of Honor , William McKinley

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