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Benjamin Drummond

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Benjamin Drummond Veteran

Birth
Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
Death
20 Jun 1929 (aged 80–81)
Yountville, Napa County, California, USA
Burial
Yountville, Napa County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section H, Row 4, Site 39
Memorial ID
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Civil War: Company D, 7th California Infantry
Indian Wars: Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry

Benjamin Drummond enlisted as a private at Dutch Flat, California, December 5, 1864, and was mustered into Company D, 7th California Infantry, December 16. Private Drummond was posted to Arizona Territory. He returned to California and was mustered out with his company at the Presidio of San Francisco May 22, 1866 (Orton, 777). Benjamin re-enlisted as a private at the Presidio of San Francisco and was mustered into Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry, at Angel Island October 27. Private Drummond was posted to Arizona Territory. He was mustered out in 1871. Benjamin filed for a Civil War veteran's pension in California June 11, 1909, and he received application No. 1,384,033 and certificate No. 1,157,134. Benjamin Drummond was admitted to the Veterans' Home of California at Yountville as resident No. 4958 on December 15, 1909.

Biography by Steve
Civil War: Company D, 7th California Infantry
Indian Wars: Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry

Benjamin Drummond enlisted as a private at Dutch Flat, California, December 5, 1864, and was mustered into Company D, 7th California Infantry, December 16. Private Drummond was posted to Arizona Territory. He returned to California and was mustered out with his company at the Presidio of San Francisco May 22, 1866 (Orton, 777). Benjamin re-enlisted as a private at the Presidio of San Francisco and was mustered into Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry, at Angel Island October 27. Private Drummond was posted to Arizona Territory. He was mustered out in 1871. Benjamin filed for a Civil War veteran's pension in California June 11, 1909, and he received application No. 1,384,033 and certificate No. 1,157,134. Benjamin Drummond was admitted to the Veterans' Home of California at Yountville as resident No. 4958 on December 15, 1909.

Biography by Steve

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