caption serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
black and white portrait photograph of benjamin levy 1861 - 1863 , 1864 - 1865 united states army union army brooklyn , new york 1921 1845 new york city , new york united states of america union 1st new york infantry medal of honor place of burial american civil war 1845 cypress hill cemetery , brooklyn sergeant benjaminlevy.jpg benjamin levy
 benjamin bennett levy
benjamin levy

benjamin bennett levy -lrb- 22 february 1845 - 20 july 1921 -rrb- was a 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 , during the american civil war .
