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Benjamin Franklin Duncan

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Benjamin Franklin Duncan

Birth
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Death
23 Dec 1922 (aged 76)
Gwynneville, Shelby County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Morristown, Shelby County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Roster of Confederate Soldiers of GA 1861-1865
County Line Invincibles
Company H, 35th Georgia Infantry C.S.A.
Enlisted B.F. Duncan 24 Sep 1861
Served under Major General Stonewall Jackson and was at the surrender of Harper's Ferry, 1862.
U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records:
Captured at Mine River Imprisonment December 1, 1863. Exchanged March 17, 1864.
Muster Roll Of Company H, 35th Regiment
Georgia Volunteer Infantry Army Of Northern Virginia
C. S. A. Confederate States of America
Gwinnett & Hall Counties, Georgia County Line Invincibles
Duncan, Benjamin F. private September 24, 1861. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia April 9,1865. "This company engaged in battles of Seven Pines, Virginia May 31, 1862, Mechanicsville, June 26, 1862, Cold Harbor, June 27, 1862, Frazier's Farm, June 30, 1862 and Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862. Was then transferred to General Thomas Jackson's command and engaged in battles of Cedar Run, Virginia. August 9, 1862, Manassas, August 28-30, 1862. Crossed the Potomac River to Frederick, Maryland and was at the surrender of Harper's Ferry, September 10,1862. Engaged in battle near Fredericksburg, Virginia December 11,12,13,1862.
(Unit of 120 Soldiers served under Captain Aaron K. Richardson to 1862 and then General Thomas Jackson)

The Shelbyville Republican (Shelbyville, Indiana)
Tuesday, December 26, 1922
Aged Veteran Of Civil War Dead
Benjamin F. Duncan, age seventy-seven years, a veteran of the Civil War, died Saturday at his home in Gwynneville, Shelby County. Death was caused by uraemic poisoning with which he had been ill for five weeks.
Mr. Duncan was a charter member of the Christian church at Gwynneville. He was the last of the chrarter members of the organization. His wife died in 1919. He leaves one daughter, Mrs. Ad Anderson, of Gwynneville. Four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren also survive.
At present there are six Union soldiers in Gwynneville, all of whom sent a beautiful bouquet of flowers for the funeral as a token of esteem in which Mr. Duncan was held by them.
Funeral services were held this morning at ten-thirty o'clock, the Rev. Burns officiating. Burial was made in the Hanover cemetery, Carmony Bros., in charge.

Note: Benjamin Duncan's stone is a military stone with no dates, but with the following information: CO. H, 35 GA INF. C.S.A.
Roster of Confederate Soldiers of GA 1861-1865
County Line Invincibles
Company H, 35th Georgia Infantry C.S.A.
Enlisted B.F. Duncan 24 Sep 1861
Served under Major General Stonewall Jackson and was at the surrender of Harper's Ferry, 1862.
U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records:
Captured at Mine River Imprisonment December 1, 1863. Exchanged March 17, 1864.
Muster Roll Of Company H, 35th Regiment
Georgia Volunteer Infantry Army Of Northern Virginia
C. S. A. Confederate States of America
Gwinnett & Hall Counties, Georgia County Line Invincibles
Duncan, Benjamin F. private September 24, 1861. Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia April 9,1865. "This company engaged in battles of Seven Pines, Virginia May 31, 1862, Mechanicsville, June 26, 1862, Cold Harbor, June 27, 1862, Frazier's Farm, June 30, 1862 and Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862. Was then transferred to General Thomas Jackson's command and engaged in battles of Cedar Run, Virginia. August 9, 1862, Manassas, August 28-30, 1862. Crossed the Potomac River to Frederick, Maryland and was at the surrender of Harper's Ferry, September 10,1862. Engaged in battle near Fredericksburg, Virginia December 11,12,13,1862.
(Unit of 120 Soldiers served under Captain Aaron K. Richardson to 1862 and then General Thomas Jackson)

The Shelbyville Republican (Shelbyville, Indiana)
Tuesday, December 26, 1922
Aged Veteran Of Civil War Dead
Benjamin F. Duncan, age seventy-seven years, a veteran of the Civil War, died Saturday at his home in Gwynneville, Shelby County. Death was caused by uraemic poisoning with which he had been ill for five weeks.
Mr. Duncan was a charter member of the Christian church at Gwynneville. He was the last of the chrarter members of the organization. His wife died in 1919. He leaves one daughter, Mrs. Ad Anderson, of Gwynneville. Four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren also survive.
At present there are six Union soldiers in Gwynneville, all of whom sent a beautiful bouquet of flowers for the funeral as a token of esteem in which Mr. Duncan was held by them.
Funeral services were held this morning at ten-thirty o'clock, the Rev. Burns officiating. Burial was made in the Hanover cemetery, Carmony Bros., in charge.

Note: Benjamin Duncan's stone is a military stone with no dates, but with the following information: CO. H, 35 GA INF. C.S.A.


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