First Lieutenant Samuel Nicholl Benjamin, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in June 1861 at Bull Run to Spotsylvania, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 2d U.S. Artillery. Benjamin was about 22 years old.
The medal was presented on June 11, 1877, 16 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel.
Benjamin was born on January 3, 1839 in New York, New York. Benjamin died on May 15, 1886 in Governor's Island, New York, at the age of 47. He is buried at St. Philips In The Highlands Church Cemetery in Garrison, New York.
Benjamin is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Particularly distinguished services as an artillery officer.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
First Battle of Bull Run
Result: Confederate victory
3 Medal of Honor recipients
1864 · Civil WarBattle of Spotsylvania Court House
Result: Inconclusive
11 Medal of Honor recipients
Also served in: American Civil War.
Life beyond the battlefield
- Education: United States Military Academy
Source: Wikidata.
Places
Veteran resources, cemeteries and meeting places in New York →
Timeline
- January 3, 1839Born in New York, New York
- June 1861Act of valor — Bull Run to Spotsylvania, VirginiaAge about 22. 2d U.S. Artillery
- June 11, 1877Medal of Honor presented
- May 15, 1886Died in Governor's Island, New YorkAge 47.
- Resting placeSt. Philips In The Highlands Church CemeteryGarrison, New York
Biography
Samuel Nicoll Benjamin (January 3, 1839 – May 15, 1886) was a Union Army artillery officer during the American Civil War who was a recipient of the Medal of Honor.
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