Benjamin F. Stewart (born 1851[1]) was a Private in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Indian Wars.
Benjamin Stewart was born in 1851 in Norfolk, Virginia, and enlisted in the Army from Newport, Kentucky, in May 1875.
He served as a private in Company E, 7th U.S. Infantry during the American Indian Wars.
He received the Medal of Honor on December 2, 1876, for his actions at Little Big Horn River, Montana, on July 9, 1876.
Citation: Carried dispatches to Gen. Crook at imminent risk of his life.