George Martin
Robert Fulton Dodd
Residence Hamtramck MI; 18 years old.
Enlisted on 5/4/1862 at Detroit, MI as a Private.
On 5/6/1862 he mustered into MI Stanton Guard
He was Mustered Out on 9/25/1862 at Detroit, MI
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Stanton Guard, Michigan Volunteer Infantry
The Stanton Guard was organized at Detroit, Michigan in April 1862 by Captain Grover S. Wormer and mustered in on May 10, to serve as guards over General William G. Harding, Washington Barrow and Judge Joseph C. Guild, three Confederate sympathizers from Nashville, TN sent as prisoners to the fort on Mackinac Island. Upon the removal of the prisoners, it was mustered out of service on September 25, 1862[1][2][3]. Capt Wormer afterward served as lieutenant colonel in the 8th Michigan Cavalry and colonel in the 30th Michigan Infantry[4].
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_Michigan_Infantry_Units_of_the_American_Civil_War
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named after Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and specifically recruited to guard the Confederate prisoners; the three Confederates (named Washington Barrow, Josephus Conn Guild and William G. Harding); and various civilians of the era.
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160--199796--,00.html
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On 2/25/1863 he mustered into "E" Co. MI 27th Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 7/26/1865 at Delaney House, Washington, DC
Promotions:
* Corpl 11/19/1862
Other Information:
born in 1845 in Canada
died 9/4/1903 in Winnipeg, Canada
Medal of Honor Information:
He was awarded the Medal of Honor
for action on 7/30/1864 at Petersburg, VA.
(Voluntarily assisted to carry off wounded from ground
in front of crater)
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65
- Deeds of Valor. How our Soldier-heroes won the Medal of Honor
- Medal of Honor Recipients 1863-1994
DODD, ROBERT F.
Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 27th Michigan Infantry. Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 30 July 1864. Entered service at: Hantramck, Mich. Born: 1844, Canada. Date of issue: 27 July 1896.
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.
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The Reference Branch of the US Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks, Pa shows in their unit bibliography for the 27th Michigan Infantry Regiment
"Our Photo Archive includes images of individuals of this unit"
http://ahecwebdds.carlisle.army.mil/awapps/main.jsp