Benjamin Morse MOH

b. 20/09/1844 Livingston, New York. d. 24/11/1908 Lowell, Michigan.

DATE OF MOH ACTION: 12/05/1864 Spotsylvania, Virginia.

Benjamin Morse MOH

Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a prisoner of war. He served as a Corporal in the Union Army in Company C, 3d Michigan Infanty. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 12, 1864 at Spotsylvania,Virginia. He did not receive his Medal until February 24, 1891.

 

MOH CITATION:

Capture of colors of 4th Georgia Battery (C.S.A.).

 

BURIAL LOCATION: OAKWOOD CEMETERY, LOWELL, MICHIGAN.

FIRST ADDITION, LOT 39, GRAVE 1.

LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.