Pvt. Benjamin B. Levy

Benjamin B. Levy, a young Jewish volunteer, received the Medal of Honor on 1 Mar. 1865 and was one of the first Jews so recognized. He entered service in the 1st New York Infantry in New York City on 22 Apr. 1861. During the Battle of Glendale (Frayser's Farm) on 30 June 1862, under heavy fire near here, he took the gun of a sick comrade, went into the fight, and when the color bearers were shot down, carried the colors and saved them from capture. He later reenlisted in the 40th New York Infantry and was wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness in May 1864.

Sandston, Virginia · United States