Buried at Groton, Connecticut | Rank Sergeant Name Robert Gray | |
Born September 21, 1834
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ( 1834-09-21 ) Died November 22, 1906(1906-11-22) (aged 72) Allegiance United States of America Unit Company C, 21st Connecticut Infantry Regiment | ||
Service/branch United States Army | ||
Robert A. Gray (September 21, 1834 - November 22, 1906) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Gray was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 21, 1834 and entered service at Groton, Connecticut. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism shown on May 16, 1864, while serving as a Sergeant with Company C, 21st Connecticut Infantry Regiment, at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. His Medal of Honor was issued on July 13, 1897.
He died at the age of 72, on November 22, 1906 and was buried at the Colonel Ledyard Cemetery in Groton, Connecticut.
Medal of Honor citation
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Robert A. Gray, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 16 May 1864, while serving with Company C, 21st Connecticut Infantry, in action at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. While retreating with his regiment, which had been repulsed, Sergeant Gray voluntarily returned, in face of the enemy's fire, to a former position and rescued a wounded officer of his company who was unable to walk.