b. 1831 England. d. ?
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 25/09/1864 off Wilmington, North Carolina.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was born in England. He entered the Union Navy in New York, New York. He was awarded his Medal on August 25, 1868.
MOH CITATION:
Served as boatswain’s mate on board the U.S.S. Howquah on the occasion of the destruction of the blockade runner, Lynx, off Wilmington, 25 September 1864. Performing his duty faithfully under the most trying circumstances, Robinson stood firmly at his post in the midst of a crossfire from the rebel shore batteries and our own vessels.
BURIAL LOCATION: UNKNOWN.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.