| 词条 | George F. Robinson |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = George Foster Robinson | honorific_suffix = | image = George F. Robinson, US Army.jpg | image_size = 250px | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = George F. Robinson | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date|1832|08|13}} | birth_place = Hartford, Maine | death_date = {{Death date and age|1907|08|16|1832|08|13}} | death_place = Pomona, California[1] | placeofburial = | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial_coordinates = | allegiance = {{flag|United States|1896}} | branch = United States Army | serviceyears = 1863–1865, 1879–1896 | rank = Major | servicenumber = | unit = 8th Maine Infantry | commands = | battles = | battles_label = | awards =Congressional Gold Medal[2] | memorials = | spouse = Roxinda Aurora Clark Robinson | relations = | laterwork = | signature = | signature_size = | signature_alt = | website = | module = }} George Foster Robinson (August 13, 1832 – August 16, 1907) was a soldier of the United States Army and the attendant of Secretary of State William H. Seward who was best known for his role in foiling the assassination attempt of William Seward by Lewis Powell for which he was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1871. Robinson joined 8th Maine Infantry in August 1863, and was serving as an attendant to Seward while recovering from battlefield wounds. He was honorably discharged in May 1865 but returned to the Army as a major in June 1879, and was retired in August 1896 after serving for 20 years.[3] LifeGeorge F. Robinson was born to Isaac Watts Robinson and Deborah Thomas in Hartford, Maine, in 1832. Robinson was enlisted, in Company B, 8th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment.[1] He was wounded on 20 May 1864 at the Battle of Ware Bottom Church in Virginia and was honorably discharged from 8th Infantry Regiment Maine on 17 May 1865. But he returned to the Army as a major in 1879, and served till his retirement in 1896.[1] Robinson died of pneumonia at age 75 on August 16, 1907, in Pomona, California. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C..[1] Assassination attempt of William SewardJohn Wilkes Booth had originally planned to kidnap Lincoln, and recruited conspirators, including Lewis Powell. When Booth decided to kill Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and Seward in order to create chaos in the federal government and possibly stave off Confederate defeat, Powell was assigned the task of killing Seward. On April 14, 1865, Powell entered Seward's home, pretending to deliver medicine to Seward, who was in bed recovering from injuries sustained in a carriage accident. Denied entry to Seward's room by suspicious family members, Powell started back down the stairs but suddenly turned and drew his revolver, pointing it at Frederick W. Seward's forehead. He pulled the trigger, but the gun misfired. Powell then struck Frederick several times with the pistol, and Seward crumpled to the floor unconscious. Fanny Seward came out of her father's room to see her brother bloody and unconscious on the floor and Powell running towards her. Powell shoved her aside, ran to Seward's bed and began stabbing him repeatedly in the face and neck. He missed the first time he swung his knife down, but the third blow sliced open Seward's cheek.[4] The splint on Seward's broken jaw was the only thing that prevented Powell's blade from penetrating Seward's jugular vein.[4]Private George F. Robinson, a soldier assigned to attend the secretary, and Seward's son Augustus, an army officer, tried to drive Powell away. Augustus had been asleep in his room, but was awakened by Fanny's screams of terror. Outside the residence, David Herold, a Booth conspirator assigned to guide Powell because Powell was unfamiliar with the streets of Washington, also heard Fanny screaming. He became frightened and ran away, abandoning Powell.[4] The force of Powell's blows had driven Secretary Seward off the bed and onto the floor behind the bed where Powell could not reach him. Powell fought off Robinson, Augustus, and Fanny, stabbing both Robinson and Augustus in the process, and escaped through the front after stabbing Emerick Hansell, a messenger who was bringing a telegram to Seward. Despite the fact that he was injured, Robinson and Fanny Seward immediately applied first aid to the wounded Secretary of State, stopping his bleeding and saving his life.[1] 1871 Congressional Gold MedalOn March 1, 1871, American Congress approved the award of the Congressional Gold Medal to Private (later Major) Robinson, who was credited with fighting off Lewis Powell and saving the life of Secretary of State William Seward on 14 April 1865.[5] Robinson received this specially struck medal, the thanks of Congress and a monetary reward in honor of his bravery.[6][7] References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web | url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/gfrobinson.htm | title=George Foster Robinson | publisher=Arlington National Cemetery | last=Blackstock | first=Joe | accessdate=2015-02-07}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, George Foster}}2. ^{{cite web | url=http://8thmainepeaksisland.com/about-us-2/our-hero/ |title=Private George Foster Robinson – Our Hero | publisher=8th Maine Regiment Memorial Association | accessdate=2015-02-07}} 3. ^{{cite web | url=http://hcaauctions.com/lot-11813.aspx |title=Lot #423: | publisher=Raynor's Historical Collectible Auctions | accessdate=2015-02-07}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite book | url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=3BJv0EPr7ygC&pg=PA20&dq=George+F.+Robinson+lincoln | title=The Trial: The Assassination of President Lincoln and the Trial of the Conspirators | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | editor=Edward Steers | year=2010 | page=20 |isbn=0-8131-2277-5 }} 5. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=bKNjox0pc0EC&pg=PA6&lpg=PA6&dq=1871+congressional+gold+medal | title=American Artillery and the Medal of Honor | publisher=Merriam Press | author=David T. Zabecki | year=2006 |origyear=1988 | page=81 |isbn= 1-57638-035-1 }} 6. ^{{cite web | url=http://history.house.gov/Institution/Gold-Medal/Gold-Medal-Recipients/ | title=Congressional Gold Medal Recipients | publisher=United States House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives | accessdate=2015-02-07}} 7. ^{{cite web | url=http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p0409/id/13 |title=George F. Robinson Medallion | publisher=Indiana Historical Society | accessdate=2015-02-07}} 10 : United States Army soldiers|Union Army soldiers|Congressional Gold Medal recipients|People from Hartford, Maine|People from Pomona, California|People of Maine in the American Civil War|1832 births|1907 deaths|Deaths from pneumonia|Burials at Arlington National Cemetery |
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