Seeking Medal of Honor citation for Benjamin H Child

Reid,

This was a citation I found on a third party website here is a copy of it. You may want to see if his unit has Orders that you can check with.

AWARDED FOR ACTIONS

DURING Civil War

Service: Army

Division: 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery

GENERAL ORDERS:

Date of Issue: July 20, 1897

CITATION:

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Benjamin Ham Child, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 17 September 1862, while serving with Battery A, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery, in action at Antietam, Maryland. Corporal Child was wounded and taken to the rear insensible, but when partially recovered insisted on returning to the battery and resumed command of his piece, so remaining until the close of the battle.

Thanks,

Elliot Schneider

Reid,

Found also information in the following that you could request. Here is information below.

Record Group 94:

Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1984

Series:

Letters Received, 1861 - 1889File Unit:

Congressional Medal of Honor File of Corporal Benjamin H. Child, Battery A, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery Regiment

NAID #18575061, 5793-VS-1887, PI17 496

National Archives at Washington, DC - Textual Reference (RDT1)

National Archives Building

7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20408

Phone: 202-357-5385

Fax: 202-357-5936

Email: Archives1reference@nara.gov

Thanks,

Elliot Schneider

Dear Mr. Baron,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

Since Mr. Schneider has given you information about what NARA has, we will provide the direct link to the file unit as well as other resources:

The National Park Service has compiled a listing of Civil War Medal of Honor recipients that includes the citation and basic information about them. The citation for Benjamin H. Child is included here.

The Congressional Medal of Honor Society also has a listing of all Medal of Honor recipients that  includes the citation and basic information about them. The citation for Benjamin H. Child is included here.

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!