ROBINSON, CHARLES
Rank and Organization: Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born: 1832 Scotland. Accredited
To: New York. G.O. No.: 11, 3 April 1863.
Citation:
Serving on board the U.S.S. Baron de Kalb, Yazoo River Expedition, 23 to 27 December
1862. Proceeding under orders up the Yazoo River, the U.S.S. Baron de Kalb, with the
object of capturing or destroying the enemy's transports, came upon the steamers John
Walsh, R. J. Locklan, Golden Age, and the Scotland sunk on a bar where they were ordered
fired. Continuing up the river, she was fired on by the enemy, but upon returning the
fire, caused the rebels to retreat. Returning down the Yazoo, she destroyed and captured
large quantities of enemy equipment and several prisoners. Serving bravely throughout this
action, Robinson, as boatswain's mate, "distinguished himself in the various
actions."
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