Benjamin S. Kauffman (1840 - 1925)

Born 14 Mar 1840 in Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Descendants

Biography

KAUFFMAN BENJAMIN S. Farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Polo; son of John and Martha Kauffman; born in Huntingdon Co., Pa., March 14, 1840; in Sept., 1861, he enlisted in Co. H. 87th Pa. V. I.; served three years; wounded and taken prisoner at the battle of Bunker Hill, Va., June 13, 1863; was prisoner 108 days at Belle Isle, Richmond; when he was paroled he went to Annapolis, and rejoined his regiment at Brandy Station; was in the battles of the Wilderness, Cold Harbor and all the principal engagements of the Army of the Potomac under General Grant, until July 6, 1864; from petersburg he then went to Baltimore and Frederick City; was at the battle of Monocacy Junction, July 9, 1864; after being stationed at various places, was in the battles under Gen. Sheridan, from Winchester to Woodstock, when he was mustered out of the service; came to Polo, in Dec. 1865, and engaged in farming; married, in the Spring of 1872, Miss Sarah A., daughter of John and Lydia Winders, of Pine Creek Township; she was born June 26, 1852; have one child - Ida K., born July 13, 1875.

Sources

• The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 688.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 January 2021), memorial page for Benjamin S. Kauffman (14 Mar 1840–15 Mar 1925), Find a Grave Memorial no. 35806309, citing Fairmount Cemetery, Polo, Ogle County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by ogleCounty (contributor 46623374) .