Congressional Medal of Honor

Battle of Charles City Road (Glendale). where Benjamin Levy earned Congressional Medal of Honor, June 30, 1862

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Congressional Medal of Honor for a Jewish Hero

June 30, 2020 | Benjamin Bennett Levy | Civil War | Congressional Medal of Honor | History | Jewish Americans | United States

Benjamin Levy was the first Jewish-American to win the Congressional Medal of Honor, which he earned during the 1862 Battle of Glendale during the Civil War.

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