Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army
Benoni Strivson
Details
- Also Known As: Stinson, Benoni
- Rank: Private
- Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
- Unit/Command:
Company B,
8th U.S. Cavalry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: August 13, 1868
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Vicinity of the Black Mountains, Arizona, USA
Citation
Bravery in scouts and actions against Indians.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: July 24, 1869
- Born: 1831, Overton, TN, United States
- Died: December 15, 1870, Stockton, CA, United States
- Buried: Stockton Rural Cemetery (originally intered at Stockton State Hospital Cemetery, Stockton, CA), Stockton, CA, United States