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U.S. Army

Benjamin Brown

ConflictIndian Campaigns

Year of Action1889

Unit/Command24th U.S. Infantry, Company C

BirthplaceSpotsylvania, 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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