Aged 65 Years 9 Months 11 Days
Son of Col. William Gresham and Sarah Davis Gresham
Husband of Sarah (Sally) Harbison Gresham
Colonel Benjamin Q A Gresham, a brother of Judge Walter Q Gresham and a hero of two wars, was born on a farm near the village of Lanesville, Harrison county, Indiana, September 21, 1826. He grew to manhood on the farm and received a knowledge of the text books taught in the country schools of that day. In June, 1846, he enlisted in Company I, of the Second Indiana Infantry, Mexican army, and was elected orderly of his company. He was discharged in June, 1847, having enlisted for one year. He fought with his regiment at the battle of Buena Vista. At the expiration of his service in the army he returned home and learned the millwright and carpenter business. In connection with his farming interest he continued in this calling until the breaking out of the Rebellion in 1861. In July of that year, he joined Company B, 3rd Indiana Cavalry, as a private soldier. In the following month he was elected first lieutenant of his company. He arrived with his company at Washington City, September 3, 1861, and was immediately ordered to Virginia, thence to Maryland, and subsequently ordered to Mill Stone Landing on the Pulaski river, and while there was engaged in picket duty and scouting and was very successful in capturing military stores, cavalry horses, etc. At this point Colonel Gresham was promoted to the captaincy of his company. He participated with his company in the battles of Antietam, Chancellorsville, and at the last battle he was severely wounded. After being restored to health he was transferred to the Cavalry Bureau and remained in that department during the winters of 1863 and 1864. Here, in the latter years, he received two promotions, Major, later, Lieutenant-Colonel of the 10th Indiana Cavalry, and was assigned to duty at Pulaski, Tennessee. He was engaged in all battles of that section, and on the 17th of December, 1864, was again wounded near Franklin, Tennessee. His final discharge from the army was at Cincinnati the day President Lincoln was assassinated. Such are the salient points in Colonel Gresham's military career. He was married to Miss Sarah Harbison, of the county, in October [9], 1852, and they have six children Lucy, Annie, Oscar, Amy, Joyce, and Jonathan W -- Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana, by John M Gresham &Company (1889).
Article below courtesy of Donna Williams:
Col. Benjamin Gresham Dying.
CHICAGO, May 30. - Judge Gresham is hourly expecting to receive a dispatch announcing the death of his brother, Col. Benjamin Gresham. Col. Gresham lies in a stupor on his farm near Louisville, Harrison county, Ind., and the physicians have given up hope of his recovery. Col. Gresham is a hero of the Mexican and civil wars and is dying from wounds received at rebel hands.
The Daily Citizen; Iowa City, Iowa
May 31, 1892; Page Four.
Son of Col. William Gresham and Sarah Davis Gresham
Husband of Sarah (Sally) Harbison Gresham
Colonel Benjamin Q A Gresham, a brother of Judge Walter Q Gresham and a hero of two wars, was born on a farm near the village of Lanesville, Harrison county, Indiana, September 21, 1826. He grew to manhood on the farm and received a knowledge of the text books taught in the country schools of that day. In June, 1846, he enlisted in Company I, of the Second Indiana Infantry, Mexican army, and was elected orderly of his company. He was discharged in June, 1847, having enlisted for one year. He fought with his regiment at the battle of Buena Vista. At the expiration of his service in the army he returned home and learned the millwright and carpenter business. In connection with his farming interest he continued in this calling until the breaking out of the Rebellion in 1861. In July of that year, he joined Company B, 3rd Indiana Cavalry, as a private soldier. In the following month he was elected first lieutenant of his company. He arrived with his company at Washington City, September 3, 1861, and was immediately ordered to Virginia, thence to Maryland, and subsequently ordered to Mill Stone Landing on the Pulaski river, and while there was engaged in picket duty and scouting and was very successful in capturing military stores, cavalry horses, etc. At this point Colonel Gresham was promoted to the captaincy of his company. He participated with his company in the battles of Antietam, Chancellorsville, and at the last battle he was severely wounded. After being restored to health he was transferred to the Cavalry Bureau and remained in that department during the winters of 1863 and 1864. Here, in the latter years, he received two promotions, Major, later, Lieutenant-Colonel of the 10th Indiana Cavalry, and was assigned to duty at Pulaski, Tennessee. He was engaged in all battles of that section, and on the 17th of December, 1864, was again wounded near Franklin, Tennessee. His final discharge from the army was at Cincinnati the day President Lincoln was assassinated. Such are the salient points in Colonel Gresham's military career. He was married to Miss Sarah Harbison, of the county, in October [9], 1852, and they have six children Lucy, Annie, Oscar, Amy, Joyce, and Jonathan W -- Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana, by John M Gresham &Company (1889).
Article below courtesy of Donna Williams:
Col. Benjamin Gresham Dying.
CHICAGO, May 30. - Judge Gresham is hourly expecting to receive a dispatch announcing the death of his brother, Col. Benjamin Gresham. Col. Gresham lies in a stupor on his farm near Louisville, Harrison county, Ind., and the physicians have given up hope of his recovery. Col. Gresham is a hero of the Mexican and civil wars and is dying from wounds received at rebel hands.
The Daily Citizen; Iowa City, Iowa
May 31, 1892; Page Four.
Aged 65 Years 9 Months 11 Days
Son of Col. William Gresham and Sarah Davis Gresham
Husband of Sarah (Sally) Harbison Gresham
Colonel Benjamin Q A Gresham, a brother of Judge Walter Q Gresham and a hero of two wars, was born on a farm near the village of Lanesville, Harrison county, Indiana, September 21, 1826. He grew to manhood on the farm and received a knowledge of the text books taught in the country schools of that day. In June, 1846, he enlisted in Company I, of the Second Indiana Infantry, Mexican army, and was elected orderly of his company. He was discharged in June, 1847, having enlisted for one year. He fought with his regiment at the battle of Buena Vista. At the expiration of his service in the army he returned home and learned the millwright and carpenter business. In connection with his farming interest he continued in this calling until the breaking out of the Rebellion in 1861. In July of that year, he joined Company B, 3rd Indiana Cavalry, as a private soldier. In the following month he was elected first lieutenant of his company. He arrived with his company at Washington City, September 3, 1861, and was immediately ordered to Virginia, thence to Maryland, and subsequently ordered to Mill Stone Landing on the Pulaski river, and while there was engaged in picket duty and scouting and was very successful in capturing military stores, cavalry horses, etc. At this point Colonel Gresham was promoted to the captaincy of his company. He participated with his company in the battles of Antietam, Chancellorsville, and at the last battle he was severely wounded. After being restored to health he was transferred to the Cavalry Bureau and remained in that department during the winters of 1863 and 1864. Here, in the latter years, he received two promotions, Major, later, Lieutenant-Colonel of the 10th Indiana Cavalry, and was assigned to duty at Pulaski, Tennessee. He was engaged in all battles of that section, and on the 17th of December, 1864, was again wounded near Franklin, Tennessee. His final discharge from the army was at Cincinnati the day President Lincoln was assassinated. Such are the salient points in Colonel Gresham's military career. He was married to Miss Sarah Harbison, of the county, in October [9], 1852, and they have six children Lucy, Annie, Oscar, Amy, Joyce, and Jonathan W -- Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana, by John M Gresham &Company (1889).
Article below courtesy of Donna Williams:
Col. Benjamin Gresham Dying.
CHICAGO, May 30. - Judge Gresham is hourly expecting to receive a dispatch announcing the death of his brother, Col. Benjamin Gresham. Col. Gresham lies in a stupor on his farm near Louisville, Harrison county, Ind., and the physicians have given up hope of his recovery. Col. Gresham is a hero of the Mexican and civil wars and is dying from wounds received at rebel hands.
The Daily Citizen; Iowa City, Iowa
May 31, 1892; Page Four.
Son of Col. William Gresham and Sarah Davis Gresham
Husband of Sarah (Sally) Harbison Gresham
Colonel Benjamin Q A Gresham, a brother of Judge Walter Q Gresham and a hero of two wars, was born on a farm near the village of Lanesville, Harrison county, Indiana, September 21, 1826. He grew to manhood on the farm and received a knowledge of the text books taught in the country schools of that day. In June, 1846, he enlisted in Company I, of the Second Indiana Infantry, Mexican army, and was elected orderly of his company. He was discharged in June, 1847, having enlisted for one year. He fought with his regiment at the battle of Buena Vista. At the expiration of his service in the army he returned home and learned the millwright and carpenter business. In connection with his farming interest he continued in this calling until the breaking out of the Rebellion in 1861. In July of that year, he joined Company B, 3rd Indiana Cavalry, as a private soldier. In the following month he was elected first lieutenant of his company. He arrived with his company at Washington City, September 3, 1861, and was immediately ordered to Virginia, thence to Maryland, and subsequently ordered to Mill Stone Landing on the Pulaski river, and while there was engaged in picket duty and scouting and was very successful in capturing military stores, cavalry horses, etc. At this point Colonel Gresham was promoted to the captaincy of his company. He participated with his company in the battles of Antietam, Chancellorsville, and at the last battle he was severely wounded. After being restored to health he was transferred to the Cavalry Bureau and remained in that department during the winters of 1863 and 1864. Here, in the latter years, he received two promotions, Major, later, Lieutenant-Colonel of the 10th Indiana Cavalry, and was assigned to duty at Pulaski, Tennessee. He was engaged in all battles of that section, and on the 17th of December, 1864, was again wounded near Franklin, Tennessee. His final discharge from the army was at Cincinnati the day President Lincoln was assassinated. Such are the salient points in Colonel Gresham's military career. He was married to Miss Sarah Harbison, of the county, in October [9], 1852, and they have six children Lucy, Annie, Oscar, Amy, Joyce, and Jonathan W -- Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana, by John M Gresham &Company (1889).
Article below courtesy of Donna Williams:
Col. Benjamin Gresham Dying.
CHICAGO, May 30. - Judge Gresham is hourly expecting to receive a dispatch announcing the death of his brother, Col. Benjamin Gresham. Col. Gresham lies in a stupor on his farm near Louisville, Harrison county, Ind., and the physicians have given up hope of his recovery. Col. Gresham is a hero of the Mexican and civil wars and is dying from wounds received at rebel hands.
The Daily Citizen; Iowa City, Iowa
May 31, 1892; Page Four.
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