Benjamin C. Criswell
Sergeant, Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry, United States Army
Rescued the body of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin H. Hodgson from within the enemy lines; brought up ammunition and encouraged the men in the most exposed positions under heavy fire in the Little Big Horn River fight.
Sergeant Benjamin C. Criswell received the Medal of Honor on October 5, 1878 for his actions on the Little Big Horn River, Montana, on June 25, 1876. Sergeant Criswell was born February 9, 1849 in Moundsville, Virginia (West Virginia) and enlisted in the United States Army at age 21 on May 31, 1870 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was wounded in the neck in the fighting on the Little Big Horn River on June 25, 1876. He was discharged from U. S. Army service on April 3, 1878 as a First Sergeant of excellent character. He died on October 17, 1821 and is buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Eldorado, Oklahoma.
This plaque is dedicated to the memory of the patriotic service of a brave soldier from Marshall County.
Marker is on 7th Street east of Lafayette Avenue (West Virginia Route 2), on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
