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Medal of Honor Recipient

John Francis Benjamin

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-001368Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

April 6, 1865

Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Corporal
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company M, 2d New York Cavalry

The Citation

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Capture of battle flag of 9th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).
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Capture of battle flag of 9th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.)

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. John Francis Benjamin — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001376
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Archive transcription SHA-256
8beb938fc87fea10b73b27ee8393e77e7fb621f7319ff9464ea8dc83a6423fdf

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

Current reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy full citation text and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.

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