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Benjamin F Slay

Birth
Georgia, USA
Death
1 Mar 1863 (aged 20–21)
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Civil War Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Slay and his brother, Benjamin Franklin Slay, were both suspected as being members of the Arkansas Peace Society, a group of suspected Union sympathizers opposed to the Civil War. Tom enlisted on July 4, 1862 as a Private in Company "H" of the 1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, Union during the Civil War. His brother, Benjamin Franklin Slay, enlisted in the same Unit on July 23, 1862.

Private Arkansas Co H died from disease
Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Slay and his brother, Benjamin Franklin Slay, were both suspected as being members of the Arkansas Peace Society, a group of suspected Union sympathizers opposed to the Civil War. Tom enlisted on July 4, 1862 as a Private in Company "H" of the 1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, Union during the Civil War. His brother, Benjamin Franklin Slay, enlisted in the same Unit on July 23, 1862.

Private Arkansas Co H died from disease


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