ANDERSON, ROBERT - Medal of Honor Recipient
Rank and organization: Quartermaster, U.S. Navy. Born: 1841, Ireland.
Accredited to: New Hampshire. G.O. No.: 17, 10 July 1863. Citation. Served
on board the U.S.S. Crusader and the Keokuk during various actions of those
vessels. Carrying out his duties skillfully while on board the U.S.S. Crusader,
Q.M. Anderson, on all occasions, set forth the greatest intrepidity and
devotion. During the attack on Charleston, while serving on board the U.S.S.
Keokuk, Q.M. Anderson was stationed at the wheel when shot penetrated the
house and, with the scattering of the iron, used his own body as a shield
for his commanding officer.
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)
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