Robert T. Clifford | |
Birth Date: | c. 1835 |
Death Date: | July 24, 1873 |
Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Death Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Rank: | Master-at-Arms |
Awards: | Medal of Honor |
Robert Teleford Clifford (c. 1835 to July 24, 1873) was a Master-at-Arms in the United States Navy who fought in the American Civil War. Clifford received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action aboard the at New Topsail Inlet near Wilmington, North Carolina on 22 August 1863. He was honored with the award on 31 December 1864.[1] [2]
Clifford was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1835. He enlisted into the navy and served aboard the . He died on 24 July 1873.