Benjamin Watson (abt. 1842 - 1864)

Born about 1842 in Guyandotte, Virginia, United States

Died 19 Jun 1864 at about age 22 in Petersburg, Virginia, United States

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Benjamin Watson is a part of US Black heritage.

Private Benjamin Watson served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 22 Jun 1863
Mustered out: 19 Jun 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 5th US Colored Infantry

Private Benjamin Watson was killed in action during the United States Civil War.

Biography

Private Benjamin Watson served in the 5th Regiment United States Colored Infantry, Company C, during the Civil War. Birth date is estimated based on age at enlistment. He was killed in action at the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia. Burial details unknown.

Acknowledgements

More information on 5th Regiment United States Colored Infantry free space page - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:5th_Regiment_United_States_Colored_Infantry

Sources

• Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, Volume I (Akron, Ohio: The Werner Company, 1893), compiled and published under the Roster Commission of the Ohio General Assembly, pages 591-592 and 594-624 (unit rosters); image copy, HathiTrust Digital Library, (https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015004198746 : accessed 9 Mar 2023).
• Roster of Ohio Soldiers – https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004198746&view=1up&seq=626
• Military/hospital records - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSNS-7GTF
• https://www.nps.gov/rich/learn/historyculture/5thusct.htm
• Wikipedia: 5th United States Colored Infantry Regiment - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_United_States_Colored_Infantry_Regiment
• Larry Stevens, "127th Ohio Infantry, 5th U.S. Colored Troops, " Ohio in the Civil War, http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw127.html : accessed 9 Mar 2023.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/255558961/benjamin-watson: accessed 18 June 2023), memorial page for PVT Benjamin Watson (1842–19 Jun 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 255558961; Burial Details Unknown, Died during Civil War at Siege of Petersburg, VA. Burial details unknown.; Maintained by Beverly Swann (contributor 49946516).
• U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
• U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 - The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the United States Colored Troops, 2nd through 7th Colored Infantry including 3d Tennessee Volunteers (African Descent)