Benjamin Samuel Blitch enlisted in Clinch's Lt Battery of the Confederate Army in Apr. 1861. He was captured at Ft. McAllister on 13 Dec 1864 and was a seven month P.O.W. After Lee surrendered, he was on his way home and died 2 Mar 1865 near Greensboro, NC. Obediah, his brother who was with him, fell out of rank, rolled him in his blanket and buried him. The location of his burial is unknown at this time.
Never married.
Benjamin Samuel Blitch enlisted in Clinch's Lt Battery of the Confederate Army in Apr. 1861. He was captured at Ft. McAllister on 13 Dec 1864 and was a seven month P.O.W. After Lee surrendered, he was on his way home and died 2 Mar 1865 near Greensboro, NC. Obediah, his brother who was with him, fell out of rank, rolled him in his blanket and buried him. The location of his burial is unknown at this time.
Never married.
Family Members
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James Elias Blitch
1833–1876
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Esther Ann Blitch
1835–1922
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Rev Daniel Isaiah Blitch
1836–1889
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Joseph Luke Blitch
1839–1882
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Martha Elizabeth Blitch Middleton
1840–1884
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Mary Ruth Blitch
1841–1843
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Obediah Thomas Blitch
1844–1931
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Mindora Amanda Lucille "Dora" Blitch Street
1846–1924
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Solomon Elihu Blitch
1847–1926
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Kezziah Abigail Blitch Youmans
1849–1929
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Leonidas Wyley Blitch
1850 – unknown
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Emma Azealia Blitch Wolfe
1852–1928
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Rev William Wilberforce Blitch
1854–1930
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