Benjamin enlisted in the Civil War as a private on April 23, 1861, into Company A, Indiana 10th Infantry. His residence at the time was Tippecanoe County, Indiana. He was mustered out on August 6, 1861 at Indianapolis, Indiana. He then re-enlisted as a sergeant in the Indiana 16th Light Artillery Battery on February 20, 1862. He was promoted to second lieutenant in 16th Indiana Artillery (Meigs' battery) on November 30, 1862. He was promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on May 1, 1863. He was promoted to Full Captain on May 1, 1865.
He was officer of the day when the Russian flag was replaced by the Stars and Stripes at Sitka, October 18, 1867. He was killed there by the accidental discharge of a Henry rifle while hunting seven miles from Sitka.
The above is from the official report. Another account published in the Fairbanks Sunday Times on May 16, 1917, recounting the events of the flag raising and the aftermath, states he was killed in a duel over a Russian school teacher named Nadia, by then Lt. Morris C. Foote.
Both the post return and the post burial record agree with his death occurring on the 20th versus the 30th on the stone.
He was officer of the day when the Russian flag was replaced by the Stars and Stripes at Sitka, October 18, 1867. He was killed there by the accidental discharge of a Henry rifle while hunting seven miles from Sitka.
The above is from the official report. Another account published in the Fairbanks Sunday Times on May 16, 1917, recounting the events of the flag raising and the aftermath, states he was killed in a duel over a Russian school teacher named Nadia, by then Lt. Morris C. Foote.
Both the post return and the post burial record agree with his death occurring on the 20th versus the 30th on the stone.
Benjamin enlisted in the Civil War as a private on April 23, 1861, into Company A, Indiana 10th Infantry. His residence at the time was Tippecanoe County, Indiana. He was mustered out on August 6, 1861 at Indianapolis, Indiana. He then re-enlisted as a sergeant in the Indiana 16th Light Artillery Battery on February 20, 1862. He was promoted to second lieutenant in 16th Indiana Artillery (Meigs' battery) on November 30, 1862. He was promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on May 1, 1863. He was promoted to Full Captain on May 1, 1865.
He was officer of the day when the Russian flag was replaced by the Stars and Stripes at Sitka, October 18, 1867. He was killed there by the accidental discharge of a Henry rifle while hunting seven miles from Sitka.
The above is from the official report. Another account published in the Fairbanks Sunday Times on May 16, 1917, recounting the events of the flag raising and the aftermath, states he was killed in a duel over a Russian school teacher named Nadia, by then Lt. Morris C. Foote.
Both the post return and the post burial record agree with his death occurring on the 20th versus the 30th on the stone.
He was officer of the day when the Russian flag was replaced by the Stars and Stripes at Sitka, October 18, 1867. He was killed there by the accidental discharge of a Henry rifle while hunting seven miles from Sitka.
The above is from the official report. Another account published in the Fairbanks Sunday Times on May 16, 1917, recounting the events of the flag raising and the aftermath, states he was killed in a duel over a Russian school teacher named Nadia, by then Lt. Morris C. Foote.
Both the post return and the post burial record agree with his death occurring on the 20th versus the 30th on the stone.
