Alexander Robinson
Born: 1831 at England
Home Town: New York, New York
Status:
War Department, General Orders No. 45 (December 31, 1864)
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Boatswain’s Mate Alexander Robinson, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving as Boatswain’s Mate on board the U.S.S. Howquah on the occasion of the destruction of the blockade runner, Lynx, off Wilmington, North Carolina, 25 September 1864. Performing his duty faithfully under the most trying circumstances, Boatswain’s Mate Robinson stood firmly at his post in the midst of a crossfire from the rebel shore batteries and our own vessels.