John C. Robinson

John Cleveland Robinson
General John C. Robinson
Born	(1817-04-10)April 10, 1817 Binghamton, New York
Died	February 18, 1897(1897-02-18) (aged 79) Binghamton, New York
Place of burial	Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, New York
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service / branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1839–1869
Rank	Major General
Commands	1st Michigan Infantry Regiment 2nd Division, I Corps 2nd Division, V Corps
Battles / wars	Seminole Wars Mexican–American War Battle of Monterey American Civil War Seven Days Battles Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Awards	Medal of Honor
Other work	Lieutenant Governor of New York

John Cleveland Robinson (April 10, 1817 – February 18, 1897) was an American soldier in the United States Army. Robinson had a long and distinguished military career, fighting in many wars and culminating his career as a brigadier general and brevet major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

In 1866, President Andrew Johnson made Robinson a brevet grade of major general in the regular army, which was approved by the U.S. Senate. He received the Medal of Honor for valor in action in 1864 near Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, where he lost a leg.^{[citation needed]}

He retired from the U.S. Army on May 6, 1869, and was placed on the retired list as a full rank major general. After his army service, he served as Lieutenant Governor of the state of New York from 1873 to 1874, and served two terms as the president of the Grand Army of the Republic.