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Private · U.S. Army

Benjamin F. Stewart

Private Benjamin F. Stewart, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on July 9, 1876 at Big Horn River, Montana during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns July 9, 1876

Private Benjamin F. Stewart, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on July 9, 1876 at Big Horn River, Montana during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company E, 7th U.S. Infantry. Stewart was about 25 years old.

3 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on December 2, 1876.

Stewart was born in 1851 in Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia. His Medal of Honor is credited to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Stewart is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Carried dispatches to Gen. Crook at imminent risk of his life.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Indian Wars.

Timeline

  1. 1851
    Born in Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia
  2. July 9, 1876
    Act of valor — Big Horn River, Montana
    Age about 25. Company E, 7th U.S. Infantry
  3. December 2, 1876
    Medal of Honor presented

Biography

Benjamin F. Stewart (born 1851) was a private in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Indian Wars.

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Also honored for actions on July 9, 1876

JB James Bell Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 William Evans Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JL John Lucy Second Class Boy · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1876

Same unit

SO Stephen O'Neill Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Massachusetts

FB Frederick Bergendahl Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 Marcus M. Robbins Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 SB Samuel Bowden Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 AB Alonzo Bowman Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1881 JF John H. Foley Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 Lloyd Milton Brett Second Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1880
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.