Patterson's Courage at Boonville That Earned Him the Medal of Honor

Patterson's Courage at Boonville That Earned Him the Medal of Honor

Dec 19 , 2025

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The roar of musket fire tore through the chill of dawn, smoke choking the earth, men’s screams ragged against the cannon’s thunder. Amid that hellscape stood Robert J. Patterson—steadfast, unyieldi...

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Robert J. Patterson and the Quiet Courage at Gettysburg

Robert J. Patterson and the Quiet Courage at Gettysburg

Dec 19 , 2025

Infidel Co.

Robert J. Patterson stood knee-deep in mud and blood, the roar of cannon fire tearing through the fog. His regiment faltered, pinned down under a relentless hailstorm of Confederate bullets. Withou...

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Robert J. Patterson Earned Medal of Honor at Third Winchester

Robert J. Patterson Earned Medal of Honor at Third Winchester

Dec 19 , 2025

Infidel Co.

Robert J. Patterson stood firm beneath a storm of bullets. Around him, men fell like wheat before the sickle. The air throbbed with smoke and death. The line buckled. But Patterson, bloodied and un...

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Robert J. Patterson’s stand at Antietam that won the Medal of Honor

Robert J. Patterson’s stand at Antietam that won the Medal of Honor

Dec 19 , 2025

Infidel Co.

The cannon roared. Men fell in droves. Amidst the choking smoke of Antietam’s dawn, Robert J. Patterson stood—steadfast, refusing to break. His regiment staggered under relentless fire, breath ragg...

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Robert J. Patterson's Medal of Honor for Petersburg, June 1864

Robert J. Patterson's Medal of Honor for Petersburg, June 1864

Dec 19 , 2025

Infidel Co.

Blood and fire tore through the Virginia sky. Men screamed. Rifles spat death. Amid the chaos, a single figure — Robert J. Patterson — stood defiant, a bulwark where despair tried to swallow his re...

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Robert J. Patterson's Heroic Rescue at Cold Harbor, 1864

Robert J. Patterson's Heroic Rescue at Cold Harbor, 1864

Dec 19 , 2025

Infidel Co.

Robert J. Patterson stood in the firestorm of bullets, smoke choking his lungs, comrades falling like wheat before the sickle. The Union line wavered. The hour was thin. Then, he moved—alone, relen...

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