S. MORTON ROBINSON:

Shannon Morton Robinson, son of George and Drusilla Robinson, was born in Prospect, Pennsylvania, September 17, 1843. The family moved to Minneapolis in 1857. On June 6, 1861 Mort enlisted in Company D, of the First Minnesota Regiment, as the company’s drummer boy. He participated in the first Battle of Bull Run (July 21, 1861), after which he became sick with a series of maladies and was sent home to the Fort Snelling hospital. He was also wounded at the Battle of Antietam.

At some point Robinson re-enlisted with the Sixth Minnesota Infantry Regiment.

Robinson was discharged on May 5, 1864. After discharge he was employed by the U.S. Sanitary Commission at Cliffburne Barracks Hospital (Washington, D.C.). He died July 22, 1864 in Washington, D.C., and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. He left behind in Minneapolis his mother, Drusilla Robinson (1814-1893), who in 1879 married Isaac Lorenzo Lincoln(1818-1894).

Robinson was also known as Mort Robinson. Some sources erroneously give his name as Mortimer Robinson.

Seth L. Hammon was born in Stetson, Penobscot County, Maine in 1835. On April 29, 1861 he was mustered into Company D of the First Minnesota Regiment. He suffered injuries in the First Battle of Bull Run and returned to Minnesota for recovery. He remained in Minnesota recruiting volunteers and assisting at Fort Snelling. Although discharged for disability in September 1862, he continued duty at Fort Snelling where he assumed command of the Recruiting Rendezvous, a soldier-led effort to recruit enlistees. On June 24, 1863 he received a commission in the Veterans Reserve Corps. On March 26, 1866 he was appointed Second Lieutenant in the 12th U.S. Infantry, serving until August 15, 1867. Hammon married Augusta "Gussie" Robinson (1837-1914), an older sister of S. Morton Robinson, on June 6, 1862 in Minneapolis. He died February 6, 1892 in Minneapolis, and is buried at Lakewood Cemetery.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. S. Morton Robinson and Family Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Microfilm Production:

St. Paul, Minn.: Minnesota Historical Society, approximately 1939. 1 reel; 35mm.

Microfilm available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

Location of Originals:

Originals loaned for filming by Mrs. Peter S. Burghart, Excelsior, Minnesota (see Minnesota History, volume 20, No. 3, page 329).

Accession Information:

Accession number: 4867; 6406; 6416

Processing Information:

This positive image of the microfilm was made by the Minnesota Historical Society in 1981.

Edward Zerber of the Minnesota Historical Society manuscripts staff created the numbered list of contents in 1966.

The portrait of Robinson used as an illustrative image in this finding aid is taken from the Find a Grave website.

Catalog ID number: 9989849140204294

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:

Slavery -- United States -- Anti-Slavery movements.

Persons:

Acker, William H. (William Henry), 1833-1862, author.

Gorman, Willis Arnold, 1816-1876, author.

Hammon, Seth L., 1835-1892, author.

Heffelfinger, Christopher B., 1834-1915, author.

Hill, James J. (James Jerome), 1838-1916, author.

Miller, Stephen, 1816-1881, author.

Pond, Gideon H. (Gideon Hollister), 1810-1878, author.

Swisshelm, Jane Grey, 1815-1884.

Williamson, Thomas S. (Thomas Smith), 1800-1879.

Ramsey, Alexander, 1815-1903, author.

Organizations:

Hennepin County Anti-Slavery Society, author.

United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864)

United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 6th (1862-1865)

Places:

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 --Participation, Juvenile.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.

Document Types:

Diaries.

Microfilms.

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