Robert Graham

Robert Graham was a landsman in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War. On October 31, 1864, while serving on th USS Tacony during the capture of Plymouth, North Carolina, he helped land and spike a 9-inch gun under devastating enemy musket fire. His calmness under that fire was noted as an act of extraordinary heroism, and he later received the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award, given for valor at the risk of one’s life beyond the call of duty. Graham’s name remains in the historical record of Union servicemen recognized for their gallantry during that pivotal chapter of American history.