Pvt. Marcus M. Robbins - Pittsfield, MA - Medal Of Honor Resting Places on Waymarking.com

The grave of Pvt. Marcus M. Robbins is marked by a large family headstone and a separate granite ground level plaque. The front of the family headstone has the images of praying hands and a rose at each upper corner and the inscription ROBBINS. The back of the family headstone is inscribed:

JUN. 25, 1851 MARCUS M. ROBBINS JUN 21, 1924
HIS WIFE
DEC. 8, 1864 CLARA MATTHEWS APR. 28, 1911
DAUGHTER
DEC. 11, 1882 ALDA ROBBINS HARDING MAR. 23, 1909
GRANDDAUGHTERS
JUN. 8, 1916 KATHERINE RYAN ELMSTROM MAR. 1, 1993
HER HUSBAND
JUN. 8, 1916 KARL H. ELMSTROM APR. 21, 1943
AUG. 17, 1928 BARBARA RYAN ALLEN FEB. 18, 2015

The ground level grave marker is inscribed:

MARCUS M. ROBBINS
MEDAL OF HONOR
CO. H 6 US CAV
INDIAN WARS
1851 1924

On April 23, 1875, as part of the Red River War, Pvt. Marcus M. Robbins and five other soldiers attacked a band of Cheyenne warriors from the rear at Sappa Creek in Kansas. Marcus Robbbins was awarded the Medal of Honor, on November 16, 1876, for the actions listed in his citation.

Citation:

With 5 other men he waded in mud and water up the creek to a position directly behind an entrenched Cheyenne position, who were using natural bank pits to good advantage against the main column. This surprise attack from the enemy rear broke their resistance

Armed Service: Army

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