About Robert Augustus Sweeney
Lived 1853 – 1890 (aged 37). Robert Augustus Sweeney was an American soldier.
Robert Augustus Sweeney (February 20, 1853 – December 19, 1890) was a sailor in the United States Navy and is one of only nineteen servicemen, and the only African American, to receive the Medal of Honor twice, both for peace-time actions.
Biography
Sweeney was born on February 20, 1853, on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. In 1950, the Bureau of Naval Personnel, published the leather bound Medal of Honor: the Navy, 1861-1949, stating Sweeney had been born in Montreal, Canada but this was corrected by the 1995 Facts on File two volume work, Medal of Honor Recipients 1863-1994.
US Navy service
Sweeney joined the Navy in New Jersey.
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Who was Robert Augustus Sweeney?
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1853-1890)
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Robert Augustus Sweeney was born on 20 February 1853 in Montserrat.
When did Robert Augustus Sweeney die?
Robert Augustus Sweeney died on 19 December 1890.
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Robert Augustus Sweeney was a soldier.
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Robert Augustus Sweeney was American.
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