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Benjamin
Frank
Falls
KIA (Civil War)

Cemetery:

Pine Grove Cemetery

Benjamin Falls was Killed in Action at Spotsylvania, VA a year after his MOH action and 6 months before the award was presented.

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Color Sergeant

    Division:

    19th Massachusetts Infantry

    Action Date:

    July 3, 1863
    Date of Issue: December 1, 1864

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pride in presenting the Medal of Honor (Posthumously) to Color Sergeant Benjamin Frank Falls, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 3 July 1863, while serving with Company A, 19th Massachusetts Infantry, in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, for capture of flag.