Edward William Benson (1837 - 1862)

Born 5 May 1837 in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Died 3 Aug 1862 at age 25 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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Biography

Edward William Benson. ^[1]

Born 05 MAY 1837.

Private Edward Benson served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 12 JUL 1861
Mustered out: 3 AUG 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Died 03 AUG 1862. from relapse of typhoid fever while on furlough. The fever was caused by exposure at Fair Oaks, VA, during the retreat of McClellans army, according to the widow's pension file.
Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. ^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

Event: 15th_Mustr 12 JUL 1861. Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. ^[10]

Buried AUG 1862. Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. ^[11][12][13]

Marriage Husband Edward William Benson. Marriage 14 SEP 1858. Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. ^{[14][15][16][17]}

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S222
2. ↑ Source: #S3 gives exact date
3. ↑ Source: #S1
4. ↑ Source: #S372 death
5. ↑ Source: #S3 gives exact date
6. ↑ Source: #S2 p. 148
7. ↑ Source: #S182 p. 638
8. ↑ Source: #S372 death
9. ↑ Source: #S403
10. ↑ Source: #S3 gives exact date
11. ↑ Source: #S59
12. ↑ Source: #S195 Dana Ringquist, Jan 2012
13. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96620001/edward-william-benson
14. ↑ Source: #S6
15. ↑ Source: #S1
16. ↑ Source: #S372 marriage
17. ↑ Source: #S403

• Source: S1 The Story of the Fifteenth Regiment Massachusetts volunteer Infantry in the Civil War 1861 - 1864 Ford, Andrew E. Publication: Higginson Book Company, Salem, Massachusetts 01970, 1997, Original Date, 1898
• Source: S182 History of the origin of the town of Clinton, Massachusetts : 1653-1865 Andrew E. Ford Publication: Press of W.J. Coulter, Clinton Mass, 1896
• Source: S195 Cemetery Marker
• Source: S2 Massachusetts Civil War Soldiers and Sailors, 1861-1865, Vol II Publication: Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1930
• Source: S222 IGI Online, Url: http://www.familysearch.org/ Publication: Church of Latter Day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
• Source: S3 Record of the Massachusetts Volunteers. 1861-1865, Volume: 2 The Massachusetts Adjutant-General Publication: Wright & Potter, Printers to the State, Boston, Masssachusetts, 1870 Note: Unless otherwise documented, the 1870 roster has provided the basis for the estimated date of birth for the service men.
• Source: S372 Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 Publication: NEHGS, http://www.newenglandancestors.org/ Repository: #R2
• Source: S403 Military Service and Pension Application File Publication: National Archives (NARA), Washington, DC
• Source: S59 FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File http://www.familysearch.org/