Samuel P. Kenyon
Born: 1846 at Ira, New York
Home Town: Augusta, New York
Date of Issue: May 3, 1865
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Samuel P. Kenyon, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 6 April 1865, while serving with Company B, 24th New York Cavalry, in action at Deatonsville (Sailor’s Creek), Virginia, for capture of battle flag.
