Benjamin Brown (Medal of Honor recipient)

Infobox Military Person
name=Benjamin Brown
born= 1859
died= September 5 death year and age|1910|1859
placeofbirth= Spotsylvania County, Virginia
placeofdeath= Washington, D.C.
placeofburial= United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery Washington, D.C.


caption=Benjamin Brown in his Army Uniform
nickname=
allegiance=United States of America
branch=United States Army
serviceyears=
rank=Sergeant
commands=
unit=24th Infantry Regiment
battles=Indian Wars
awards=Medal of Honor
laterwork=

Benjamin Brown (1859 – September 5, 1910) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States.

On May 11, 1889, Brown was serving as a Sergeant in Company C of the 24th Infantry Regiment when his unit was involved in an engagement with robbers in Arizona. For his actions during the engagement, Brown was awarded the Medal of Honor a year later, on February 19, 1890.

Brown died in 1910 and was buried at the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery in Washington, D.C..

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 24th U.S. Infantry. Place and date: Arizona, May 11, 1889. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Spotsylvania County, Va. Date of issue: February 19, 1890.

Citation: :Although shot in the abdomen, in a fight between a paymaster's escort and robbers, did not leave the field until again wounded through both arms.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Indian Wars
*List of African American Medal of Honor recipients

References

*findagrave|7173952 Retrieved on 2007-01-15

*cite web
publisher = U.S. Army Center of Military History
title = Indian War Period Medal of Honor Recipients
work = Medal of Honor Citations
date = 2005-04-19
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/indianwars.html
accessdate = 2007-01-15

Persondata
NAME= Brown, Benjamin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH= Spotsylvania County, Virginia
DATE OF DEATH= September 5, 1910
PLACE OF DEATH= Washington, D.C.