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Benjamin William Warner (1845 - 1920)

Benjamin William (Ben) Warner
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Died at age 74 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Benjamin William Warner Benjamin W. Warner was born on September 22,1845 in Morrow County, Ohio, son of Daniel Robinson and Betsy Asenath (Grandy) Warner. He and Hattie M. Robbins married Robbins on April 23, 1880 in Cuyahoga, Ohio. They had the following children: Frank A., Nellie E and Hattie M., Benjamin’s siblings were; Whitney Arthur, John Henry, Hannah Julia Fleming, Sophronia Eliza Caris (wife of Squire Caris), Mary Loraine (Molly) Beckley and Albert Orlando. In the 1880 Federal census their residence was Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri. Benjamin died in Kansas City May 30,1920. His Civil War History: In August 1861 at age 15 Ben enlisted in Company E, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Since he was not yet 21 years old, he needed his parents' permission to enlist. He was given permission by parents to enlist as Quartermaster at age 16. His enlistment at age 16 was in Company C of the Ohio’s 96th Regiment. Benjamin’s Survival Story: An article written by Percy W. Caris appearing in the July 1964 issue of the AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE - under the heading "Letters to the Editor": "Sir: Tom Mahoney's May story "The Sinking of the Sultana" hit close to home. My uncle, Ben Warner and his cousin enlisted in the Union Army at 16 (sic), and were taken prisoner first at. They were scheduled to be shipped North on the Sultana at the war's end. Uncle Ben was too weak to go on board and collapsed when within sight of the ship. His cousin refused to leave him as the Sultana sailed on its fateful mission. My grandfather (Daniel Warner) sold his oxen to raise money to go get the boys, and they lived to a ripe old age, thanks, perhaps, to missing the Sultana Trip." P. W. Caris, Trenton N. J. On May 25, 1865 at age 20 he was honorably discharged. April 23, 1868 at age 22, Benjamin married Hattie Warner. After their marriage, he and Hattie removed to Kansas City Mo. where he resumed his trade as Watchmaker. He prided himself as being a Pioneer Settler of that city. Benjamin died May 30,1920:at age 74 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri. The cause of death was Cancer of the Stomach.” P. W. Caris, Trenton N. J. April 23, 1868 at age 22, Benjamin married Hattie Warner. After their marriage, he and Hattie removed to Kansas City Mo. where he resumed his trade as Watchmaker. He prided himself as being a Pioneer Settler of that city. Benjamin died May 30, 1920:at age 74 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri. The cause of death was Cancer of the Stomach.

Surviving the Worst: The Wreck of the Sultana at the End of the American Civil War The Sultana was 260 feet long and 42 feet at its widest point and was designed to carry about 375 passengers and crew. It already had about 180 private passengers and crew on board, but by the time more than 2,000 paroled prisoners, their Union Army guards, a few Confederate soldiers headed home, and members of the U. S. Sanitary Commission boarded, the boat left Vicksburg with about 2,400 people on board – more than six times its . There was standing room only. Many of the freed prisoners were so sick or badly injured that they had to be carried aboard. Still, the men were glad because they were on their way home. Unfortunately, the worst was still ahead. The overcrowded Sultana left Vicksburg traveling upriver to Memphis, Tennessee. Because the snow had melted in the, the river was flooded and the boat struggled against the currents with its heavy load. In Memphis the boat docked and some of the men got off and toured the town. Late that night they re-boarded the boat and headed upriver again. Around 2 a.m., while most of the men were sleeping, the Sultana exploded and caught fire about seven miles upriver from Memphis. Some people later claimed the Sultana had been sabotaged by Confederate soldiers, but the United States government concluded that the boilers that heated water for its steam engines had exploded due to a faulty design and the heavy load of its human cargo. Of the approximately 2,400 people on board, about 1,700 died. The Sultana remains the worst maritime disaster in American history — more people died than with the 1912 sinking of the Titanic. There are reasons why the Sultana disaster is not well-known. The Civil War had just ended and President Abraham Lincoln had been assassinated, and the day before the Sultana disaster, Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth, had been killed. Also, the American public had grown accustomed to hearing about loss of life on a large scale as a result of the battles of the war. A steamboat disaster was not enough to make big news. The Sultana disaster is rarely mentioned in history books. http://www.mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov/articles/319/surviving-the-worst-the-wreck-of-the-sultana

A letter from Benjamin Warner to his father from Decatur Alabama Mar. 24, 1864: (as written and spelled in original letter) "Well Papa I guess will write just a few lines and let you know that I am well and also that I have sent ($100) one hundred dollars ) to you by express I sent it this morning by Lieut. Slayt(?) of this Regiment the express is not paid We are going to leave Decatur soon We have got every thing packed and know not what minute we will be off for I dont know where We exacuate the place n destroy that we cant take with us I am well When you write to me direct to Nashville (?) Write as soon as you get this all so when you get the money I must close and put this in the office good bye B. Warner"

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