Henry E. Benson
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Jump to navigationJump to searchHenry E. Benson was a private in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company F.
Antebellum
- Born in 1842 in Paris, Kenosha County, Wisconsin
War Career
- Enlisted on April 23, 1861 in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company F
Death and Burial
- Shot in the hand while loading weapon on July 21, 1861 at the Battle of (I) Bull Run near Fairfax, Fairfax County, Virginia
- "Killed shortly after"[1]
Family
- PARENTS
- Father William Benson (II) - Born in 1807 in [[Pompey, Onondaga County, New York. Died on December 22, 1826 in Ashtabula County, Ohio.
- Mother Caroline Collins - Born on February 1, 1806 in Brome, Bedford County, Quebec, Canada. Died on October 22, 1856 in Brighton, Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
- Further genealogy available HERE
Notes
Sources
- Estabrook, Charles E. Wisconsin Losses in the Civil War. (Madison, Wis. Adjutant General's Dept., 1915). (Page 7)
- Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Page 362)
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Genealogy - Henry E. Benson