caption serviceyears laterwork branch commands death_date death_place birth_place allegiance awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
general john c. robinson 1839 -- 1869 lieutenant governor of new york united states army union army 1st michigan volunteer infantry 18 february 1897 binghamton , new york binghamton , new york united states of america union medal of honor place of burial seminole wars mexican-american war 10 april 1817 spring forest cemetery binghamton , new york 35px major general john cleveland robinson.jpg john c. robinson
 john cleveland robinson
john c. robinson

john cleveland robinson -lrb- april 10 , 1817 -- february 18 , 1897 -rrb- had a long and distinguished career in the united states army , fighting in numerous wars and culminating his career as a union army brigadier general of volunteers and brevet major general of volunteers in the american civil war .
in 1866 , president andrew johnson nominated and the u.s. senate confirmed robinson 's appointment to the brevet grade of major general in the regular army .
he was a recipient of the medal of honor for valor in action in 1864 near spotsylvania courthouse , virginia , where he lost a leg .
when he retired from the u.s. army on may 6 , 1869 , he was placed on the retired list as a full rank major general , usa .
after his army service , he was lieutenant governor of new york from 1873 to 1874 and served two terms as the president of the grand army of the republic .
