Benjamin was the son of Benjamin and Lydia Walters Brown.
Brother: John J. Brown
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The Final Days
The 21st Cavalry made winter camp in Albemarle County and was there on January 12, 1865. By March, the 21st Cavalry had been ordered to Petersburg to join in Lee’s defense against Grant. After the intense fighting at Five Forks, Captain Robert Preston of the 21st Cavalry’s (2nd) Co. C recalled that the union and Confederate lines were confused, with men wandering at night to search for their commands……
The following morning, Petersburg fell and the 21st Cavalry started its final march, to Appomattox. The last soldier of the 21st Cavalry to die in battle was Private Benjamin Brown, who was shot in the chest at Farmville on April 7. After Lee’s surrender, the 21st Cavalry disbanded and its men headed home.
“21st Virginia Cavalry,” John E. Olson
Chapter VIII, page 47
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Private Co K, 21 Regt Va Cavalry. (Confederate)
Benjamin was shot in the chest at Farmville, Virginia, on April 7, 1865. He was admitted to the field hospital of the 24th Army Corps, Army of the James, on April 11. He died on May 12, 1865, and was buried in the hospital cemetery.
Brother: John J. Brown
____________________________________________________________
The Final Days
The 21st Cavalry made winter camp in Albemarle County and was there on January 12, 1865. By March, the 21st Cavalry had been ordered to Petersburg to join in Lee’s defense against Grant. After the intense fighting at Five Forks, Captain Robert Preston of the 21st Cavalry’s (2nd) Co. C recalled that the union and Confederate lines were confused, with men wandering at night to search for their commands……
The following morning, Petersburg fell and the 21st Cavalry started its final march, to Appomattox. The last soldier of the 21st Cavalry to die in battle was Private Benjamin Brown, who was shot in the chest at Farmville on April 7. After Lee’s surrender, the 21st Cavalry disbanded and its men headed home.
“21st Virginia Cavalry,” John E. Olson
Chapter VIII, page 47
____________________________________________________________
Private Co K, 21 Regt Va Cavalry. (Confederate)
Benjamin was shot in the chest at Farmville, Virginia, on April 7, 1865. He was admitted to the field hospital of the 24th Army Corps, Army of the James, on April 11. He died on May 12, 1865, and was buried in the hospital cemetery.
Benjamin was the son of Benjamin and Lydia Walters Brown.
Brother: John J. Brown
____________________________________________________________
The Final Days
The 21st Cavalry made winter camp in Albemarle County and was there on January 12, 1865. By March, the 21st Cavalry had been ordered to Petersburg to join in Lee’s defense against Grant. After the intense fighting at Five Forks, Captain Robert Preston of the 21st Cavalry’s (2nd) Co. C recalled that the union and Confederate lines were confused, with men wandering at night to search for their commands……
The following morning, Petersburg fell and the 21st Cavalry started its final march, to Appomattox. The last soldier of the 21st Cavalry to die in battle was Private Benjamin Brown, who was shot in the chest at Farmville on April 7. After Lee’s surrender, the 21st Cavalry disbanded and its men headed home.
“21st Virginia Cavalry,” John E. Olson
Chapter VIII, page 47
____________________________________________________________
Private Co K, 21 Regt Va Cavalry. (Confederate)
Benjamin was shot in the chest at Farmville, Virginia, on April 7, 1865. He was admitted to the field hospital of the 24th Army Corps, Army of the James, on April 11. He died on May 12, 1865, and was buried in the hospital cemetery.
Brother: John J. Brown
____________________________________________________________
The Final Days
The 21st Cavalry made winter camp in Albemarle County and was there on January 12, 1865. By March, the 21st Cavalry had been ordered to Petersburg to join in Lee’s defense against Grant. After the intense fighting at Five Forks, Captain Robert Preston of the 21st Cavalry’s (2nd) Co. C recalled that the union and Confederate lines were confused, with men wandering at night to search for their commands……
The following morning, Petersburg fell and the 21st Cavalry started its final march, to Appomattox. The last soldier of the 21st Cavalry to die in battle was Private Benjamin Brown, who was shot in the chest at Farmville on April 7. After Lee’s surrender, the 21st Cavalry disbanded and its men headed home.
“21st Virginia Cavalry,” John E. Olson
Chapter VIII, page 47
____________________________________________________________
Private Co K, 21 Regt Va Cavalry. (Confederate)
Benjamin was shot in the chest at Farmville, Virginia, on April 7, 1865. He was admitted to the field hospital of the 24th Army Corps, Army of the James, on April 11. He died on May 12, 1865, and was buried in the hospital cemetery.
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