Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Color Sergeant Benjamin Frank Falls was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions on July 3, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 19th Massachusetts Infantry. Falls was 39 years old.
30 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on December 1, 1864.
Falls was born on July 1, 1824 in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. His Medal of Honor is credited to Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. Falls died on May 12, 1864 in Wilderness, Virginia, at the age of 39. He is buried at Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn, Massachusetts.
Falls is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
Veteran resources, cemeteries and meeting places in Massachusetts →
Timeline
- July 1, 1824Born in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
- July 3, 1863Act of valor — Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaAge 39. Company A, 19th Massachusetts Infantry
- May 12, 1864Died in Wilderness, VirginiaAge 39.
- December 1, 1864Medal of Honor presented posthumously
- Resting placePine Grove CemeteryLynn, Massachusetts
Biography
Benjamin Franklin Falls (July 1, 1824 - May 12, 1864) was a Medal of Honor recipient, an honor he received for his actions during the American Civil War.
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