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Robert Alison Lower

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Robert Alison Lower Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, USA
Death
31 Jan 1918 (aged 73)
Yates City, Knox County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Yates City, Knox County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.7703, Longitude: -90.0125
Memorial ID
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company K, 55th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. His citation reads "Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company K, 55th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. His citation reads "Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

Bio by: Don Morfe



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  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Apr 16, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8643342/robert_alison-lower: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Alison Lower (11 Apr 1844–31 Jan 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8643342, citing Yates City Cemetery, Yates City, Knox County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.