CIVIL WAR BURIALS
Remembering those who fought to preserve the Union 1861 - 1865
 

Sgt. Benjamin Franklin Youngs

Burial Information:

Odd Fellows Cemetery
3640 Whittier Boulevard
Los Angeles, California

Plot Location:

Avenue 7, Lot 55, Grave 9

GPS Coordinates:
Latitude: 34.024407, Longitude: -118.195963

Sunnyside Memorial Restoration

Grave photos taken 12 Jun 2010

Military Service:

Unit(s): Co. I, 1st Michigan Sharpshooters

Enlisted: 1 Sep 1863 at Detroit, Michigan

Mustered in: 4 Sep 1863
 

Medal of Honor:

• Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 1st Michigan Sharpshooters.
• Place and date: At Petersburg, VA, 17 June 1864.
• Entered service at: Canada. Born: 1844, Canada.
• Date of issue: December 1864.
• Citation: Capture of flag of 35th North Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.).

(Source: U.S. Army Center of Military History, http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwarmz.html)

Medal of Honor Ceremony 15 May 2010 (2.2 MB)

Biographical Information:

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