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Robert Strahan
Robert Strahan (born 21 March 1838) was an American sailor who received the Medal of Honor for valor in action during the American Civil War.
Biography.
Strahan was born on 21 March 1838 in New Jersey. On June 19, 1864 he was serving as Captain of the Top on the sloop of war when she sank the commerce raider off Cherbourg, France. He was awarded his Medal of Honor for gallantry under fire exhibited while crewing the ship's Number 1 gun. He left the service
Robert H. Strahan
Robert H. Strahan (September 22, 1843 Newburgh, Orange County, New York – October 1, 1884) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life.
He was the son of James S. Strahan (1804–1877) and Emelia Clark Strahan (1807–1880). He learned the printing trade, and graduated from Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 1863.
He enlisted as a private and was detailed for service as a clerk in the U.S. Department of War. In 1864