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Benjamin H. Sterrett

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Benjamin H. Sterrett

Birth
USA
Death
15 Mar 1892 (aged 79)
West Virginia, USA
Burial
Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Husband of Catherine M. Sterrett
Son of William Sterrett

Buffalo Presbyterian Church was dedicated on August 22, 1857. The first three elders elected were Samuel Couch, B. H. Sterrett and B. F. Ruffner.
A. B. Alexander was elected deacon.
M. Sterrett was ordained as clerk of the session and served in that capacity until his death in 1892.

During the Civil War, the Buffalo Academy was used by both sides as a barracks. It was also a mustering point for the Buffalo Guards, who formed the nucleus of the famed 36th Virginia Infantry. The famed Buffalo Guards were mustered into service at the Buffalo Presbyterian Church on May 13, 1861. They later became one of Virginia's most famed units3
Husband of Catherine M. Sterrett
Son of William Sterrett

Buffalo Presbyterian Church was dedicated on August 22, 1857. The first three elders elected were Samuel Couch, B. H. Sterrett and B. F. Ruffner.
A. B. Alexander was elected deacon.
M. Sterrett was ordained as clerk of the session and served in that capacity until his death in 1892.

During the Civil War, the Buffalo Academy was used by both sides as a barracks. It was also a mustering point for the Buffalo Guards, who formed the nucleus of the famed 36th Virginia Infantry. The famed Buffalo Guards were mustered into service at the Buffalo Presbyterian Church on May 13, 1861. They later became one of Virginia's most famed units3


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