Benjamin Brown | |
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Born | 1859 Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
Died | September 5 1910 (aged 50–51) Washington, D.C. |
Place of burial | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service | United States Army |
Years of service | early 1880's-1905 |
Rank | Sergeant |
Unit | 24th Infantry Regiment |
Battles / wars | American Indian Wars |
Awards | Medal 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.