Robert J. Patterson's Civil War Medal of Honor at New Market Heights

Robert J. Patterson's Civil War Medal of Honor at New Market Heights

Feb 06 , 2026

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The air was thick with smoke and the screams of dying men. Bullets tore through the field like angry hornets. Somewhere in the chaos, Robert J. Patterson gripped his rifle tighter, his eyes burning...

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Robert J. Patterson 17th Maine Medal of Honor Recipient at Gettysburg

Robert J. Patterson 17th Maine Medal of Honor Recipient at Gettysburg

Feb 06 , 2026

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Robert J. Patterson’s world shattered beneath a deafening roar. Bullets sliced the air, ripping through ranks of blue like harpoons through water. The 17th Maine Infantry faltered, pinned by relent...

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How Robert J. Patterson Held the Line at Fort Harrison

How Robert J. Patterson Held the Line at Fort Harrison

Feb 06 , 2026

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Robert J. Patterson’s hands trembled not from fear, but from the weight of a dying world cradled in his grip. Amid the smoke and blood at the Battle of Fort Harrison, Union lines cracked under Conf...

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Robert J. Patterson at Cedar Creek and the Medal of Honor

Robert J. Patterson at Cedar Creek and the Medal of Honor

Feb 06 , 2026

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The smoke chokes the air. Bullets rip through the chaos. Men fall all around. Amid the screams and thunder, one figure stands unyielding. Robert J. Patterson—bloodied but unbowed—grips a fallen com...

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Robert J. Patterson's Heroism at Fort Wagner Earned the Medal of Honor

Robert J. Patterson's Heroism at Fort Wagner Earned the Medal of Honor

Feb 06 , 2026

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Smoke chokes the air, musket fire cracks like thunder, and men fall like cut wheat. Amid the chaos at Fort Wagner’s shattered walls, Robert J. Patterson sees his regiment breaking—crumbling under t...

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Robert J. Patterson's Medal of Honor for Saving the Flag at Antietam

Robert J. Patterson's Medal of Honor for Saving the Flag at Antietam

Feb 06 , 2026

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Robert J. Patterson stood alone in a hailstorm of lead and smoke, his regiment teetering on the brink of collapse. The enemy pressed hard; fear was a silent assassin in every heart. With no orders ...

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