Benjamin Harrison Cheever, Jr.
Born: June 7, 1850 at Washington, D. C.
Home Town: Washington, D. C.
Medal of Honor
American Indian Wars
U.S. Army
Date of Issue: April 25, 1891
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant (Cavalry) Benjamin Harrison Cheever, Jr., United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 1 January 1891, while serving with 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at White River, South Dakota. First Lieutenant Cheever headed the advance across White River partly frozen, in a spirited movement to the effective assistance of Troop K, 6th U.S. Cavalry.