Benjamin Matherly (abt. 1840 - 1862)

Born about 1840 in Henry, Virginia, United States

Died 26 Dec 1862 at about age 22 in Drury Bluff, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Pvt. Benjamin Matherly served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Mar 1862
Mustered out: 26 Dec 1862 (DOD)
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 38th Virginia Infantry

Benjamin Matherly was born in Henry, Virginia about 1840. The first record for Benjamin is the 1850 Henry, Virginia census in the home of widowed mother Elizabeth, with two siblings:

Elizabeth Matherly F 40 Virginia Betsey Matherly F 35 Virginia

1. Washington Matherly M 13 Virginia
2. Benjamin Matherly M 9 Virginia
3. Louisa Matherly F 5 Virginia

In 1860, Benjamin was still in Henry County: Bently Jones M 53 Virginia Sally Matherly F 46 Virginia Benja Matherly M 20 Virginia

In March of 1862, Benjamin crossed the border to Pittsylvania to enlist in Company K of the 38th Virginia Infantry. Unfortunately, he caught pneumonia towards the end of the year, and passed away at Drury Bluff in Spotsylvania on December 26, 1862.

Sources

• 1850 census Henry, Virginia, BENJAMIN MATHERLY
• 1860 census Henry, Virginia, BENJ MATHERLY
• Virginia Civil War Service record, BENJAMIN MATHERLY, 1862, Thirty-eighth Infantry
• FamilySearch database, United States Civil War Soldiers index, BENJAMIN MATHERLY, Private, Confederate, 38th Virginia Infantry, Company K
• Virginia death record, BENJAMIN MATHERLY, 26 Dec 1862, Drury Bluff