What is Benjamin F. Stewart?
{{Infobox military person |name=Benjamin F. Stewart |birth_date= 1851 |death_date= |image= |caption= |nickname= |placeofbirth= [[Norfolk, Virginia]] |placeofdeath= |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label=Place of burial |allegiance=[[United States of America|United States]] |branch=[[United States Army]] |serviceyears= |rank= Private |unit= Company E, 7th U.S. Infantry |commands= |battles=[[Indian Wars]] |awards=[[Medal of Honor]] |relations= |laterwork= }} '''Benjamin F. Stewart''' (born 1851<ref>{{Hall of Valor|250|name=Benjamin F. Stewart|accessdate=January 23, 2013}}</ref>) was a Private in the [[United States Army]]. He received the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions during the [[Indian Wars]]. ==Biography== Benjamin Stewart was born in 1851 in [[Norfolk, Virginia]]. He served as a Private in Company E, 7th U.S. Infantry during the American Indian Wars. He received the Medal of Honor December 2, 1876 for his actions at Little Big Horn River Montana on July 9, 1876.<ref name=ACMH>{{Cite web |publisher = [[Army Center of Military History]] |title = Medal of Honor recipients |work = Indian Wars: Stewart, Benjamin F. entry |date = August 5, 2010 |url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/indianwars.html |accessdate = January 23, 2013 |archive-date = December 12, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071212022731/http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/indianwars.html |url-status = dead }}</ref> ==Medal of Honor== Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 7th U.S. Infantry. Place and date: At Big Horn River, Mont., 9 July 1876. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Norfolk, Va. Date of issue: 2 December 1876. '''Citation:''' <blockquote>Carried dispatches to Gen. Crook at imminent risk of his life.<ref name=ACMH/></blockquote> ==Related pages== *[[List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Indian Wars]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{Find a Grave|46183511|author=Don Morfe|date=December 31, 2009|accessdate=January 23, 2013}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Benjamin F.}} [[Category:1851 b