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SGT Benjamin Franklin Wolfe

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SGT Benjamin Franklin Wolfe

Birth
Indiana, USA
Death
4 Jul 1864 (aged 24–25)
Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Civil War Veteran
Co E 8th Iowa Infantry
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From military records:
Wolfe, Benjamin F.
Age 22.
Residence Gosport,Ia
Nativity Indiana.
Enlisted Aug. 13, 1861, as First Corporal.
Mustered Sept. 4, 1861.
Wounded in right shoulder April 6, 1862, Battle of Shiloh, Tenn.
Promoted Sergeant Jan. 1, 1863.
Taken prisoner July 11, 1863, Jackson, Miss.
Died July 4, 1864, while a POW at Andersonville, Ga.
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Wolfe, William H. Age 19.(Probably his brother)same residence,nativity, enlisted same day into same company.
Wounded in right shoulder April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Reenlisted and re-mustered Jan. 11, 1864. Promoted Corporal Oct. 1,1864 ;Mustered out April 20, 1866, Selma, Ala.
Civil War Veteran
Co E 8th Iowa Infantry
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From military records:
Wolfe, Benjamin F.
Age 22.
Residence Gosport,Ia
Nativity Indiana.
Enlisted Aug. 13, 1861, as First Corporal.
Mustered Sept. 4, 1861.
Wounded in right shoulder April 6, 1862, Battle of Shiloh, Tenn.
Promoted Sergeant Jan. 1, 1863.
Taken prisoner July 11, 1863, Jackson, Miss.
Died July 4, 1864, while a POW at Andersonville, Ga.
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Wolfe, William H. Age 19.(Probably his brother)same residence,nativity, enlisted same day into same company.
Wounded in right shoulder April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Reenlisted and re-mustered Jan. 11, 1864. Promoted Corporal Oct. 1,1864 ;Mustered out April 20, 1866, Selma, Ala.

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