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MILITARY SERVICE
Age: 26, credited to Peacham, VT
Unit(s): USN
Service: enl 11/5/62, LNDS, Portland ME, USN, Vessels: Huron, disch 12/31/63, reen 6/16/64, Vessels: Pontoosuc, Pinta, disch 8/27/65 (Medal of Honor)
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VITALS
Birth: 1836, Peacham, VT
Death: 04/02/1899
Burial: Enid Cemetery, Enid, OK
Marker/Plot: Not recorded
Gravestone photographer: Donald Schram
Findagrave Memorial #: 6403985
MORE INFORMATION
Alias?: None noted
Pension?: Yes, 7/14/1890; widow Anna J., 4/22/1899
Portrait?: Unknown
College?: Not Found
Veterans Home?: Not Found
(If there are state digraphs above, this soldier spent some time in a state or national soldiers' home in that state after the war)
Remarks: None
DESCENDANTS
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BURIAL:
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Enid Cemetery, Enid, OK
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This soldier was awarded the Medal of Honor
Robert M. Blair
Rank and Organization: Boatswain's Mate, U. S. Navy.
Entered service at: Portland, Maine.
Born: 1836, Peacham.
Died: 2 Apr 1899, Enid, Ok..
Buried: Enid Cemetery, Enid, OK
Credited to: Vermont. G.O. No.: 59, 22 Jul 1865.
Citation: Served on board the U.S.S. Pontoosuc during the capture of Fort Fisher and Wilmington, 24 Dec 1864 to 22 Jan 1865. Carrying out his duties faithfully throughout this period, Blair was recommended for gallantry and skill and for his cool courage while under the fire of the enemy throughout these actions.
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NARA File Number: Pending.