Robert J. Patterson's Medal of Honor at Cold Harbor

Robert J. Patterson's Medal of Honor at Cold Harbor

Dec 30 , 2025

Infidel Co.

Smoke choked the ridge. Bullets tore through the chaos like angry hornets, but Robert J. Patterson stood fast—alone in a wall of fire, a bulwark between death and his shattered regiment. Bloodied h...

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Robert J. Patterson's stand at Wauhatchie earned the Medal of Honor

Robert J. Patterson's stand at Wauhatchie earned the Medal of Honor

Dec 30 , 2025

Infidel Co.

Robert J. Patterson’s hands trembled under a hailstorm of Confederate bullets, the sharp cries of dying men filling the smoky air. The line buckled. Retreat loomed like death itself. But Patterson ...

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Robert J. Patterson's Civil War Medal of Honor Rescue

Robert J. Patterson's Civil War Medal of Honor Rescue

Dec 30 , 2025

Infidel Co.

The roar of musket fire drowned the cries. Smoke choked the air like the grip of death itself. Amid chaos, Robert J. Patterson stood—alone, unyielding—dragging wounded men from the teeth of certain...

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Robert J. Patterson’s Medal of Honor Charge Saved the 11th Illinois

Robert J. Patterson’s Medal of Honor Charge Saved the 11th Illinois

Dec 30 , 2025

Infidel Co.

Blood and fire tore through the Virginia swamps on May 12, 1864. The air was thick with smoke, the ground slippery with mud and fallen men. Amid the chaos, Sergeant Robert J. Patterson of the 11th ...

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How Robert J. Patterson Earned the Medal of Honor at Shiloh

How Robert J. Patterson Earned the Medal of Honor at Shiloh

Dec 20 , 2025

Infidel Co.

Robert J. Patterson stood soaked in smoke and blood, the lines of his regiment faltering under deafening fire. The Confederate assault crashed like thunder. Men around him fell like wheat before th...

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Robert J. Patterson's Medal of Honor at Spotsylvania

Robert J. Patterson's Medal of Honor at Spotsylvania

Dec 20 , 2025

Infidel Co.

Robert J. Patterson’s face was dirt-streaked, sweat-matted, and etched with the sharp lines of death’s shadow. The enemy’s bullets tore through the smoke-choked air, ripping holes in the earth and ...

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