Robert Jordan (sailor)
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Robert Jordan (1826 - December 21, 1881) was an American sailor and recipient of the Medal of Honor who received the award for his actions in the American Civil War.
Jordan was born in New York, New York in 1826.[1][2] He served in the Union Navy as coxswain aboard the USS Mount Washington during the American Civil War.[3] He earned his medal in action aboard USS Mount Washington on the Nansemond River, Virginia on April 14, 1863.[3] He received his medal on July 10, 1863.[1] He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 21, 1881, and is now buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where his name is spelled as "Jourdan".[3]