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Robert Niven

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Robert Niven

Birth
Harlem, New York County, New York, USA
Death
21 Dec 1921 (aged 88)
Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
Burial
Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
Plot
Section Highland, Lot 144
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Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Captain in the US Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Second Lieutenant in Company H, 8th New York Cavalry for action at Waynesboro, Virginia on March 2, 1865. His citation reads "Capture of two flags."
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Captain in the US Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Second Lieutenant in Company H, 8th New York Cavalry for action at Waynesboro, Virginia on March 2, 1865. His citation reads "Capture of two flags."

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Feb 7, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7156778/robert-niven: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Niven (18 Dec 1833–21 Dec 1921), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7156778, citing Pawtuxet Memorial Park, Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.