Robert Summers AKA Robert Emil Sommers-Annapolis, MD
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Ticonderoga in the attacks on Fort Fisher, NC on January 13-15, 1865. He is buried in the U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, MD in Section 7, Lot 255.
Waymark Code: WM10KYK
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2019
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He served in the military as Robert Summers. He is buried under his original name, Robert Emil Sommers. He was born on December 17, 1837 in Magdeburg, Germany and died on December 1, 1919 in Annapolis, MD. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: SUMMERS, ROBERT
• Rank and organization: Chief Quartermaster, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: New York
• G.O. No.: 59, 22 June 1865
Citation: Summers served on board the U.S.S. Ticonderoga in the attacks on Fort Fisher, 13 to 15 January 1865. The ship took position in the line of battle and maintained a well-directed fire upon the batteries to the left of the palisades during the initial phase of the engagement. Although several of the enemy's shots fell over and around the vessel, the Ticonderoga fought her guns gallantly throughout 3 consecutive days of battle until the flag was planted on one of the strongest fortifications possessed by the rebels.
Armed Service: Navy
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