Benjamin Brown (Medal of Honor)

Benjamin Brown
Benjamin Brown in his Army Uniform
Born1859
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, US
DiedSeptember 5 1910 (aged 50–51)
Washington, D.C., US
Place of burial
United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery Washington, D.C.
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
Service yearsearly 1880s-1905
RankSergeant
Unit24th Infantry Regiment
ConflictsAmerican Indian Wars
AwardsMedal of Honor

Benjamin Brown (1859 – September 5, 1910) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the Wham Paymaster Robbery in the Indian Wars of the western United States.

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