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Benjamin Franklin McAlwee

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Benjamin Franklin McAlwee

Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Death
28 Jun 1918 (aged 80)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Plot
Range 7, Site 96
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant Major in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Sergeant in Company D, 3d Maryland Infantry for action at Petersburg, Virginia on July 30, 1864. His citation reads "Picked up a shell with burning fuse and threw it over the parapet into the ditch, where it exploded; by this act he probably saved the lives of comrades at the great peril of his own."
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant Major in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Sergeant in Company D, 3d Maryland Infantry for action at Petersburg, Virginia on July 30, 1864. His citation reads "Picked up a shell with burning fuse and threw it over the parapet into the ditch, where it exploded; by this act he probably saved the lives of comrades at the great peril of his own."

Bio by: Don Morfe

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Feb 11, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7177445/benjamin_franklin-mcalwee: accessed ), memorial page for Benjamin Franklin McAlwee (7 Jan 1838–28 Jun 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7177445, citing Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.