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Robert Blake (Medal of Honor), the Glossary

Robert Blake was a Union Navy sailor during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor.^[1]

25 relations: African Americans, American Civil War, Battle of Legareville, Confederate States of America, Contraband (American Civil War), Gun deck, Howitzer, Johns Island, South Carolina, Limbers and caissons, List of slaves, Medal of Honor, Plantation complexes in the Southern United States, Powder monkey, Quarterdeck, Richard Worsam Meade III, Santee River, Seaman (rank), Shell (projectile), Stono River, Union (American Civil War), Union Navy, United States Army Center of Military History, Virginia, William Harvey Carney, Winyah Bay.
People enslaved in Virginia

African Americans

African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

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The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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Battle of Legareville

The Battle of Legareville was fought on December 25, 1863, during the American Civil War.

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Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States (C.S.), the Confederacy, or the South, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865.

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Contraband (American Civil War)

Contraband was a term commonly used in the US military during the American Civil War to describe a new status for certain people who escaped slavery or those who affiliated with Union forces.

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Gun deck

The term gun deck used to refer to a deck aboard a ship that was primarily used for the mounting of cannon to be fired in broadsides.

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Howitzer

The howitzer is an artillery weapon that falls between a cannon (or field gun) and a mortar.

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Johns Island, South Carolina

Johns Island is an island in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, and is the largest island in the state of South Carolina.

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Limbers and caissons

A limber is a two-wheeled cart designed to support the trail of an artillery piece, or the stock of a field carriage such as a caisson or traveling forge, allowing it to be towed.

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List of slaves

Slavery is a social-economic system under which people are enslaved: deprived of personal freedom and forced to perform labor or services without compensation.

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Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians, and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor.

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Plantation complexes in the Southern United States

Plantation complexes were common on agricultural plantations in the Southern United States from the 17th into the 20th century.

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Powder monkey

A powder boy or powder monkey manned naval artillery guns as a member of a warship's crew, primarily during the Age of Sail.

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Quarterdeck

The quarterdeck is a raised deck behind the main mast of a sailing ship.

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Richard Worsam Meade III

Richard Worsam Meade III (also called Richard Worsam Meade, Jr., by many sources) (October 9, 1837 – May 4, 1897) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.

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Santee River

The Santee River is a river in South Carolina in the United States, and is long.

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Seaman (rank)

Seaman is a military rank used in many navies around the world.

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Shell (projectile)

A shell, in a military context, is a projectile whose payload contains an explosive, incendiary, or other chemical filling.

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Stono River

The Stono River or Creek is a tidal channel in southeast South Carolina, located southwest of Charleston.

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Union (American Civil War)

The Union, colloquially known as the North, refers to the states that remained loyal to the United States after eleven Southern slave states seceded to form the Confederate States of America (CSA), also known as the Confederacy or South, during the American Civil War.

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Union Navy

The Union Navy is used to describe the United States Navy (USN) during the American Civil War, when it fought the Confederate States Navy (CSN).

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United States Army Center of Military History

The United States Army Center of Military History (CMH) is a directorate within the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command.

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Virginia

Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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William Harvey Carney

William Harvey Carney (February 29, 1840 – December 9, 1908) was an American soldier during the American Civil War. Robert Blake (Medal of Honor) and William Harvey Carney are 19th-century American slaves, African Americans in the American Civil War and people enslaved in Virginia.

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Winyah Bay

Winyah Bay is a coastal estuary that is the confluence of the Waccamaw River, the Pee Dee River, the Black River, and the Sampit River in Georgetown County, in eastern South Carolina.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Blake_(Medal_of_Honor)

Also known as Robert Blake (Medal of Honor recipient), Robert Blake (sailor).