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Navy Federal Credit Union
Samuel
Nicholl
Benjamin
January 3, 1839

–

May 15, 1886

Cemetery:

St. Phillips In The Highlands Cemetery

Samuel Benjamin graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1861. He was the brother-in-law of Medal of Honor recipient Abraham Arnold, a classmate at West Point who graduated in 1859.

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Division:

    2d U.S. Artillery

    Action Date:

    July 1861 – May 1864
    Date of Issue: June 11, 1877

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant Samuel Nicholl Benjamin, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on July 1861 – May 1864, while serving with 2d U.S. Artillery, in action at Bull Run, Spotsylvania, Virginia, for particularly distinguished services as an artillery officer.