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James Benson Veteran

Birth: 1821
Orangeville Center, Wyoming County, New York, USA
Death: 22 Oct 1861 (aged 39–40)
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
Burial: North Burritt Cemetery

Winnebago County, Illinois, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 42.3638553, Longitude: -89.2049487
Memorial ID: 37129551 View Source

Enlisted in Co. C, 15th Illinois Infantry on May 24, 1861 and discharged for disability on August 23, 1861.
Contributor: Bruce Crandall

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JAMES BENSON
CO. C. 15, REG. ILL. VOL
1821 - 1861

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civil war veteran - co. C. 15th illinois inft.

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Web: Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995

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