Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army
Benjamin F Stewart
Details
- Rank: Private
- Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
- Unit/Command:
Company E,
7th U.S. Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: July 9, 1876
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Big Horn River, Montana, USA
Citation
Carried dispatches to Gen. Crook at imminent risk of his life.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: December 2, 1876
- Born: 1851, Norfolk, Norfolk County, VA, United States
- Died: