Service/branch United States Army Award Medal of Honor | Rank Private Battles and wars Battle of Sailor's Creek | |
Buried at Luther's Mills Cemetery Allegiance United States of America Years of service 22 August 1862 to 28 May 1865 Unit Company D, 141st Pennsylvania Infantry | ||
Private Orren Bennett was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Bennett received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Sayler's Creek in Virginia on 6 April 1865. He was honored with the award on 10 May 1865.
Biography
Bennett was born in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. He enlisted into the 141st Pennsylvania Infantry at Towanda, Pennsylvania. His date of death is unknown.
References
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