Unit/Command: Battery A, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: September 17, 1862
Medal of Honor Action Place: Antietam, Maryland, USA
Citation
Was wounded and taken to the rear, insensible, but when partialy recovered, Child insisted on returning to the battery and resumed command of his piece, so remaining until the close of the battle.
Medal of Honor Recipient Benjamin H. Child
Additional Details
Accredited to: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: July 20, 1897
Born: May 8, 1843, Providence, Providence County, RI, United States
Died: May 16, 1902
Buried: Swan Point Cemetery (MH), Providence, RI, United States