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Benjamin F. Young

Corporal Benjamin F. Young, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on June 17, 1864 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War June 17, 1864Born in Canada

Corporal Benjamin F. Young was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on June 17, 1864 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 1st Michigan Sharpshooters. Young was about 23 years old.

12 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on December 1, 1864.

Young was born in 1841 in Canada — one of 60 recipients born in Canada. His Medal of Honor is credited to Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Young died on January 27, 1927 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of about 86. He is buried at Odd Fellow Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

Young is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 112 credited to Michigan.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag of 35th North Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.).

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

Places

  • Died: Los Angeles — map
  • Buried: Odd Fellows Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. 1841
    Born in Canada
  2. June 17, 1864
    Act of valor — Petersburg, Virginia
    Age about 23. 1st Michigan Sharpshooters
  3. December 1, 1864
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. January 27, 1927
    Died in Los Angeles, California
    Age about 86.
  5. Resting place
    Odd Fellow Cemetery
    Los Angeles, California

Biography

Benjamin F. Young (June 27, 1844 - January 27, 1927) was a Canadian born soldier who fought in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia.

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Also honored for actions on June 17, 1864

JB John Brosnan Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 HC Henry Flint Chandler Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 William Donaldson Dickey Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 JH John H. Harbourne Private · Army Civil War · 1864 HM Henry Coddington Meyer Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 PM Patrick H. Monaghan Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 Francis Morrison Private · Army Civil War · 1864 George H. Plowman Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1864 Robert Alexander Reid Private · Army Civil War · 1864 HR Henry Walker Rowe Private · Army Civil War · 1864 BS Bernard A. Strausburgh First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦ JW John H. Wageman Private · Army Civil War · 1864

More Civil War recipients from Michigan

HP Henry E. Plant Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 George E. Ranney Assistant Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1864 Samuel S. French Private · Army Civil War · 1862 HN Henry H. Nash Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 BM Benjamin Morse Private · Army Civil War · 1864 CT Charles M. Thatcher Private · Army Civil War · 1864
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.