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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Robert J. Patterson, Medal of Honor Hero at Fort Fisher

Robert J. Patterson, Medal of Honor Hero at Fort Fisher

Dec 20 , 2025

Infidel Co.

Robert J. Patterson stood in the storm of bullets and smoke, the world a razor’s edge between death and survival. His regiment faltered beneath a hailstorm of Confederate fire at the Battle of Fort...

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Robert J. Patterson’s Courage at Shiloh Saved His Regiment

Robert J. Patterson’s Courage at Shiloh Saved His Regiment

Dec 20 , 2025

Infidel Co.

Blood and smoke choked the Virginia sun as Robert J. Patterson’s regiment faltered under storming Confederate fire. The line quivered, men breaking under the weight of death and chaos. But Patterso...

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Sergeant Robert J. Patterson's Medal of Honor at Vicksburg

Sergeant Robert J. Patterson's Medal of Honor at Vicksburg

Dec 20 , 2025

Infidel Co.

Robert J. Patterson’s hands were bloodied and shaking, the roar of musket fire deaf in his ears. Around him, comrades were falling like wheat before the scythe. The Confederate line pressed hard. H...

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