Benjamin Brown (Medal of Honor recipient)

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Benjamin Brown
18591910 (aged 50–51)

Benjamin Brown in his Army Uniform
Place of birth Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Place of death Washington, D.C.
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Rank Sergeant
Unit 24th Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars Indian Wars
Awards Medal of Honor

Benjamin Brown (1859September 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.

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

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