Benjamin Levy

Infobox Military Person
name= Benjamin Levy
born= 1845
died= death year and age|1921|1845
placeofbirth= New York City, New York
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allegiance= United States of America Union
branch= United States Army Union Army
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rank= Private
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unit= Company B, 1st New York Infantry
battles= American Civil War
awards= Medal of Honor
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Benjamin Levy (1845 - 1921) was a Private in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 1st New York Infantry. Place and date: At Glendale, Va., June 30, 1862. Entered service at: ------. Birth: New York, N.Y. Date of issue: March 1, 1865.

Citation:

:This soldier, a drummer boy, took the gun of a sick comrade, went into the fight, and when the color bearers were shot down, carried the colors and saved them from capture.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
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References

*cite web
accessdate=2008-03-13
url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html
title = "BENJAMIN LEVY" entry
work = Medal of Honor Recipients: American Civil War
date = July 16, 2007
publisher= Center of Military History (CMH), United States Army

External links

*findagrave|7980294 Retrieved on 2008-07-02

Persondata
NAME= Levy, Benjamin
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
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PLACE OF BIRTH= New York
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