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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
 

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