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{{for|the American double bassist|Benjamin Levy (musician)}}
 
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{{Infobox military person
|name= Benjamin Bennett Levy
|birth_date= 1845
|death_date= {{Death year and age|1921|1845}}
|birth_place= [[New York City]], [[New York]]
|death_place= [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
|placeofburial= [[Cypress Hill Cemetery, Brooklyn]]
|placeofburial_label= Place of burial
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|caption= Black and white portrait photograph of Benjamin Levy
|nickname=
|allegiance= [[United States|United States of America]]<br/>[[Union (American Civil War)|Union]]
|branch= [[United States Army]]<br/>[[Union Army]]
|serviceyears= 1861 - &ndash;1863, 1864 - &ndash;1865
|rank= [[Sergeant]]
|commands=
|unit= {{flagicon|New York|1778}} Company B, [[1st New York Infantry]]
|battles= [[American Civil War]]
|awards= [[Medal of Honor]]
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'''Benjamin Bennett Levy''' (22 February 1845 -&ndash; 20 July 1921) was a [[Private (rank)|Private]] in the [[Union Army]] and a [[Medal of Honor]] recipient for his actions in the [[American Civil War]]. His younger brother, Robert Levy, also served as a drummer, with the [[7th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment]].
 
==Biography==
Levy as born in New York City and enlisted in the Union Army from Newport News, Virginia in October 1861.<ref>{{cite web | title=Benjamin Levy | website=Jewish Virtual Library | date=1921-07-20 | url=http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/benjamin-levy | access-date=2018-01-26}}</ref>
 
After Benjamin's drum was destroyed during the Battle of Glendale (Frayser's Farm) on 30 June 1862, he took the weapon of his ill tent mate, Jacob Turnbull, and joined the fight. Shortly thereafter, he saw the color bearer, Charley Mahorn, fall from a bullet wound to the chest; Levy picked up Mahorn's flag and joined the charge.
 
Levy enlisted with the [[1st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment|1st New York Infantry Regiment]] from [[Newport News, Virginia]] in October 1861, and mustered out in May 1863.<ref>[http://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Infantry/1st_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf 1st NY Infantry Regimental roster]</ref> He re-enlisted with the [[40th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment|40th New York Infantry Regiment]] in January 1864 and was discharged due to disability in May 1865. <ref>[http://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Infantry/40th_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf 40th NY Infantry Regimental Roster]</ref>
 
Benjamin Levy was the first Jewish American to be cited for and later receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.<ref>{{cite web | title=American Jewish History, markers, articles | website=American Jewish History, markers, articles | url=http://www.jewish-american-society-for-historic-preservation.org/completedprgms1/congmedalofhonor.html | access-date=2018-01-26}}</ref>
Benjamin Levy died 20 July 1921 in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]] and is buried there in [[Cypress Hill Cemetery, Brooklyn|Cypress Hill Cemetery]].▼
 
▲Benjamin LevyHe died 20 July 1921 in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]] and is buried there in [[Cypress Hill Cemetery, Brooklyn|Cypress Hill Cemetery]].
==Medal of Honor citation==▼
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, [[1st New York Infantry]]. Place and date: At Glendale, Va., June 30, 1862. Entered service at: ------. Birth: New York, N.Y. Date of issue: March 1, 1865.▼
 
▲==Medal of Honor citation==
▲Rank and organization: Private, Company B, [[1st New York Infantry]]. Place and date: At Glendale, Va., June 30, 1862. Entered service at: ------New York, 22 April 1861.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.civilwar.org/learn/galleries/glendale|title = American Battlefield Trust}}</ref> Birth: 22 Feb. 1845 New York, N.Y. Date of issue: March 1, 1865.
'''Citation:'''
<blockquote>This soldier, a drummer boy, 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.<ref name=ACOMH>{{Cite web|access-date = 2008-03-13|url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html|title = "BENJAMIN LEVY" entry|work = Medal of Honor recipients: American Civil War|date = June 8, 2009|publisher = [[United States Army Center of Military History]]|archive-date = 2012-09-02|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120902081051/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html|url-status = dead}}</ref></blockquote>
 
<blockquote>This soldier, a drummer boy, 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.<ref name=ACOMH>{{Cite web
|accessdate=2008-03-13
|url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html
|title = "BENJAMIN LEVY" entry
|work = Medal of Honor recipients: American Civil War
|date = June 8, 2009
|publisher= [[United States Army Center of Military History]]}}</ref></blockquote>
 
==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|United States Army|American Civil War}}
*[[List of Jewish Medal of Honor recipients]]
*[[List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L#L|List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L]]
 
==Notes==
{{Reflist}}▼
:{{ACMH}}
 
==References==
▲{{Reflist}}
*{{Cite web
 
|url = http://www.jewish-american-society-for-historic-preservation.org/completedprgms1/congmedalofhonor.html▼
==Further reading==
|title = "First Jewish American Cited for Congressional Medal of Honor"}}
 
*{{Cite book
*[http://www.jewish-history.com/civilwar/ben.html Benjamin Levy's story] at Jewish-History.com
| last = Zullo
▲ *{{Cite web|url = http://www.jewish-american-society-for-historic-preservation.org/completedprgms1/congmedalofhonor.html|title = "First Jewish American Cited for Congressional Medal of Honor"}}
| first = Allan
*{{Cite book | last = Zullo | first = Allan | title = Teens at War | publisher = Scholastic | date = September 2008 | location = US | pages = 21–34 | isbn = 978-0-545-05807-0}}
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| title = Teens at War
| publisher = Scholastic
| date = September 2008
| location = USA
| pages = 21–34
| isbn = 978-0-545-05807-0}}
 
{{Commons category|Benjamin Levy}}▼
==External links==
▲{{Commons category|Benjamin Levy}}
*{{Find a Grave|7980294|work=Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients|accessdate=2008-07-02}}
 
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