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词条 Samuel Nicholl Benjamin
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Career

     Medal of Honor citation 

  3. Personal life

     Descendants 

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Other people|Samuel Benjamin}}{{Infobox military person
| name = Samuel Nicoll Benjamin
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1839|1|3}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1886|5|15|1839|1|3}}
| image = Samuel Nicholl Benjamin.png
| caption = Samuel Nicoll Benjamin
| birth_place = New York City
| death_place = Governors Island, New York
| placeofburial = Cemetery of Saint Phillip's Church, Garrison, New York
| placeofburial_label= Place of burial
| allegiance = {{flag|United States of America|1861}}
Union
| branch = {{army|USA}}
Union Army
| serviceyears = 1861 - 1886
| rank = Major
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
| unit = 2nd Artillery Regiment
| commands = Chief of Artillery, IX Corps
| battles = American Civil War:
{{*}}Battle of Blackburn's Ford
{{*}}First Battle of Bull Run
{{*}}Peninsular Campaign
{{*}}Northern Virginia Campaign
{{*}}Maryland Campaign
{{*}}Battle of Fredericksburg
{{*}}Vicksburg Campaign
{{*}}East Tennessee Campaign
{{*}}Overland Campaign
{{*}}Battle of the Wilderness
{{*}}Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
| awards = Medal of Honor
| laterwork =
}}Samuel Nicoll Benjamin (January 3, 1839 – May 15, 1886) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor.[1]

Early life

Benjamin was born on January 3, 1839 in New York City. He was the son of William Massena Benjamin (1800–1862) and Sarah Jane (née Turk) Benjamin (1805–1903). His siblings included Edith Massena Benjamin, Sarah Josephine Benjamin Arnold, and Laura Gertrude Benjamin Brooks.

Benjamin graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with the class of 1861.

Career

During the American Civil War, he fought in the Battle of Blackburn's Ford, the First Battle of Bull Run, the Peninsular Campaign, the Northern Virginia Campaign, the Maryland Campaign, the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Vicksburg Campaign, the East Tennessee Campaign, and the Overland Campaign, including both the Battle of the Wilderness and the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.

Following the Civil War, he served at West Point and in the Adjutant General Corps.

Medal of Honor citation

He received his Medal of Honor on June 11, 1877 for his service from Bull Run to Spotsylvania, Va. over the period from July 1861 to May 1864.[1] The citation stated: "Particularly distinguished services as an artillery officer."[2] His rank and organization were First Lieutenant, 2d U.S. Artillery.[2]

Personal life

Benjamin was married to Julia Kean Fish (1841–1908). Julia was the daughter of Governor of New York, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Secretary of State Hamilton Fish (1808–1893) and Julia Ursin Niemcewiez Kean (1816–1887).{{refn|group=lower-alpha|Julia was the sister of John Kean and granddaughter of John Kean and Susan Livingston Kean. Her grandmother Susan married Count Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz after her grandfather's death.}} She was also the sister of Nicholas Fish II, Hamilton Fish II, and Stuyvesant Fish. Together, they were the parents of:[3]

  • Elizabeth d'Hauteville Benjamin (1871–1884), who died young.
  • William Massena Benjamin (1874–1928),[4] who married Charlotte Hoffman Prime (1881–1969),[5] the great-granddaughter of Nathaniel Prime,[6][7] in 1903.[8]
  • Hamilton Fish Benjamin (1877–1938),[9] a twin who married Emily Low Bacon (1884–1960) in 1909.{{refn|group=lower-alpha|After their divorce in 1923, she remarried to Halstead Camp Lindsley (1880–1945), the former husband of Margaret Ashton Stimson Lindsley, in 1923.}} They divorced in 1923 and he married Ruth Wolfe (1890–1984),{{refn|group=lower-alpha|After his death, his widow married Dr. Stuart Neville Michaux (1878–1950) in 1940.[10]}} in 1932.[11]
  • Julian Arnold Benjamin (1877–1953), a twin.

He died on May 15, 1886 while on duty serving in the Department of the East.[12] He is buried in the cemetery of Saint Phillip's church in Garrison, New York.[13]

Descendants

Through his son William,[5] he was the grandfather of Charlotte Prime Benjamin, (1904–2002), who married Richard Morris Carver in 1925;[14] Elizabeth Fish Benjamin (1906–1976), who married William McLane in 1928;[15] Julia Kean Benjamin (1908–1983); William Hoffman Benjamin (1910–1997); Emily Stuyvesant Benjamin (1913–2000); Samuel Nicoll Benjamin (1915–2006); Mary Benjamin; Sarah Morris Benjamin; and Hamilton Fish Benjamin II (1921–1984).[7]

See also

{{Portal|Biography|American Civil War}}
  • List of Medal of Honor recipients
  • List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients

References

Notes
1. ^{{cite web|title=Civil War Medal of Honor recipients (A-L)|publisher= United States Army Center of Military History|url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html|accessdate=2009-04-07}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/citations_1862_cwa/benjamin_sam.html|title=Benjamin, Samuel N.|publisher=Home of Heroes|accessdate=2009-04-11}}
3. ^{{cite book|title=The World Almanac and Encyclopedia|date=1905|publisher=Press Publishing Company (The New York World)|page=157|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bE1TAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA157&lpg=PA157|accessdate=10 March 2018|language=en}}
4. ^{{cite news|title=W.M. BENJAMIN DIES IN PORTO RICO; New York Real Estate Operator Was on a Cruise in Search of Health. LEFT SHIP FOR HOSPITAL He Was a Prominent Sportsman and a Member of Union Club and St. Nicholas Society.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1928/02/18/archives/wm-benjamin-digs-in-porto-rico-new-york-real-estate-operator-was-on.html|accessdate=10 March 2018|work=The New York Times|date=18 February 1928}}
5. ^{{cite news|title=DIED. {{!}} BENJAMIN, Charlotte Hoffman Prime|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1969/09/20/archives/obituary-1-no-title.html|accessdate=10 March 2018|work=The New York Times|date=20 September 1969}}
6. ^{{cite book|last1=Hoffman|first1=Eugene Augustus|title=Genealogy of the Hoffman family : descendants of Martin Hoffman, with biographical notes ..|date=1899|publisher=Dodd, Mead & Co.|location=New York|url=https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofhoffm00hoff#page/54/mode/2up/search/lorillard|accessdate=17 November 2017}}
7. ^{{cite book|last1=Lawrence|first1=Ruth|title=Colonial Families of America|date=1930|publisher=National Americana Society|location=New York|url=http://familyhistorydocs.com/Docs/4.pdf|accessdate=10 March 2018}}
8. ^{{cite news|title=WEDDINGS OF A DAY.; Benjamin--Prime.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1903/06/12/archives/weddings-of-a-day-benjaminprime.html|accessdate=10 March 2018|work=The New York Times|date=12 June 1903}}
9. ^{{cite news|title=H. F. BENJAMIN DIES; NEW YORK BROKER; Senior Member of the Firm of Benjamin & Ferguson--Yale Football Player LONG EXCHANGE GOVERNOR Grandson of Senator Hamilton Fish, Who Was Secretary of State for Grant|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1938/10/27/archives/h-f-benjamin-dies-new-york-broker-senior-member-of-the-firm-of.html|accessdate=10 March 2018|work=The New York Times|date=27 October 1938}}
10. ^{{cite news|title=Mrs. Benjamin Is Wed; Bride of Dr. S.N. Michaux in Episcopal Chapel Here|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1940/04/28/archives/mrs-benjamin-is-wed-bride-of-dr-sn-michaux-in-episcopal-chapel-here.html|accessdate=10 March 2018|work=The New York Times|date=28 April 1940}}
11. ^{{cite news|title=RUTH WOLFE BRIDE OF H. F. BENJAMIN; Ceremony at Her Home Here Performed by Rev. James G. Watson of Spuyten Duyvil. ONE BRIDAL ATTENDANT Bridegroom, a Descendant of Hamilton Fish, Is a Former Official of the New York Stock Exchange.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1932/07/19/archives/ruth-wolfe-bride-of-h-f-benjamin-ceremony-at-her-home-here.html|accessdate=10 March 2018|work=The New York Times|date=19 July 1932}}
12. ^Service Profile
13. ^{{cite web|title=Samuel Nicoll Benjamin|publisher=Findagrave.com|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7869914|accessdate=2009-05-07}}
14. ^{{cite news|title=R.M. CARVER WED TO MISS BENJAMIN; Quiet Ceremony Took Place Saturday at St. Philip's in Garrison. KATHERINE HOFFMAN BRIDE Marries Henry Belin 3d in Englewood, N.J. -- Elizabeth Pearson's Nuptials.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1925/09/30/archives/rm-carver-wed-to-miss-benjamin-quiet-ceremony-took-place-saturday.html|accessdate=10 March 2018|work=The New York Times|date=30 September 1925}}
15. ^{{cite news|title=MISS E.F. BENJAMIN IS ENGAGED TO WED; She Will Be Bride of W.L. McLane, Grandson of the LateBishop Greer.MISS DU PONT BETROTHEDShe Will Be Married to D.P. Ross--Many Other Easter Engagements Announced.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1928/04/08/archives/miss-ef-benjamin-is-engaged-to-wed-she-will-be-bride-of-wl-mclane.html|accessdate=10 March 2018|work=The New York Times|date=8 April 1928}}
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External links

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