ROBERT PINN WAR MEMORIAL MARKER
ROBERT PINN ENLISTED IN THE 5TH REGIMENT COMPANY 1, UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS. AT THE BATTLE FOR NEW MARKET HEIGHTS IN 1864 HE ASSUMED COMMAND OF HIS COMPANY AND WAS WOUNDED THREE TIMES. FOR HIS MERITORIOUS CONDUCT PINN WAS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR.
Location
Details
Memorial Type:
Medal of Honor Wayside Memorial
Access:
Public
Wars Commemorated:
CIVIL WAR
Year Dedicated:
2003
Photograph By:
MIKE HOFMANN
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