BENJAMIN, SAMUEL N. - Medal of Honor Recipient


Rank and organization:   First Lieutenant, 2d U.S. Artillery. Place and date: From Bull Run to Spotsylvania, Va., from July 1861 to May 1864. Entered service at: New York, N.Y.

Birth:   New York, N.Y.

Date of issue:   11 June 1877.

Citation:   Particularly distinguished services as an artillery officer.

This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)