Samuel Nicholl Benjamin

Samuel Nicoll Benjamin
Samuel Nicoll Benjamin
Born	(1839-01-03)January 3, 1839 New York City
Died	May 15, 1886(1886-05-15) (aged 47) Governors Island, New York
Place of burial	Cemetery of Saint Phillip's Church, Garrison, New York
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1861 - 1886
Rank	Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	2nd Artillery Regiment
Commands held	Chief of Artillery, IX Corps
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Blackburn's Ford First Battle of Bull Run Peninsular Campaign Northern Virginia Campaign Maryland Campaign Battle of Fredericksburg Vicksburg Campaign East Tennessee Campaign Overland Campaign Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Awards	Medal of Honor

Samuel Nicoll Benjamin (January 3, 1839 – May 15, 1886) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor. A class of May 1861 West Point graduate, he received his Medal of Honor on June 11, 1877.^[1] He is buried in the cemetery of Saint Phillip's church in Garrison, New York.^[2]

Following the Civil War, he served at West Point and in the Adjutant General Corps. He died on duty while serving in the Department of the East.^[3]

Medal of Honor citation

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.

Particularly distinguished services as an artillery officer."^[4]

See also

• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.