Rank Private Name Robert Dodd | ||
Born December 31, 1844
Galt, Ontario ( 1844-12-31 ) Died September 14, 1903(1903-09-14) (aged 58)
Winnipeg, Manitoba Buried at Hillside Cemetery, Manitoba Allegiance United States of America | ||
Service/branch United States Army Years of service 1862, 1863 - 1865 | ||
Private Robert Fulton Dodd (December 31, 1844 to September 14, 1903) was a Canadian soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Dodd received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of the Crater in Petersburg, Virginia on 30 July 1864. He was honored with the award on 27 July 1896.
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Biography
Dodd was born in Galt in Ontario, Canada on 31 December 1844. He enlisted into an independent company within the Michigan infantry called the Stanton Guards on 4 May 1862. After mustering out of this company on 25 September 1862, he reenlisted into the 27th Volunteer Infantry on 25 February 1863. It was while serving in this capacity that he performed the act of gallantry on 30 July 1864, during the Battle of the Crater, that would earned him the medal of honor. He mustered out of the army on 26 July 1865 and eventually returned to Canada.
He died on 14 September 1903 and his remains are interred at the Hillside Cemetery in Manitoba.
Medal of Honor citation
While acting as orderly, voluntarily assisted to carry off the wounded from the ground in front of the crater while exposed to a heavy fire.