Samuel Nicholl Benjamin
Born: January 3, 1839 at New York, New York
Home Town: New York, New York
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Date of Issue: June 11, 1877
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant Samuel Nicholl Benjamin, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on July 1861 – May 1864, while serving with 2d U.S. Artillery, in action at Bull Run, Spotsylvania, Virginia, for particularly distinguished services as an artillery officer.