The President of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the

Medal of Honor

to

 

BROWN, BENJAMIN

Rank and Organization: Sergeant, Company C, 24th U.S. Infantry. Place and Date: Arizona, 11 May 1889.   Birth: Spotsylvania County, Va. Date of Issue: 19 February 1890. Sergeant, Company C, 24th U.S. Infantry. Place and Date: Arizona, 11 May 1889.   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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