U.S. Army
Brown, BenjaminConflictIndian Campaigns
Year of Action1889
Unit/Command24th U.S. Infantry, Company C
HometownSpotsylvania, Virginia
Citation
Although shot in the abdomen, in a fight between a paymaster’s escort and robbers, did not leave the field until again wounded through both arms.
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