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Corp Benjamin Chambers

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Corp Benjamin Chambers Veteran

Birth
Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
Death
16 Mar 1912 (aged 71)
Aleppo Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Cameron, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Residence: Cameron, Marshall Co., WV; Occupation: farmer

Physical description at enlistment: Age 21, dark complexion, dark eyes, dark hair.

Enlisted as a private Aug. 14, 1862, Co. C, 12th West Virginia Inf., at Cameron. Marshall Co., WV; Mustered in at Wheeling, WV, Aug. 23, 1862; Appointed Corporal Jan. 11. 1863; Flesh wound in left arm at Battle of Piedmont, VA, June 5, 1864, and taken POW. Returned to unit Dec. 25, 1864; Mustered out at Richmond, VA June 16, 1865.
Residence: Cameron, Marshall Co., WV; Occupation: farmer

Physical description at enlistment: Age 21, dark complexion, dark eyes, dark hair.

Enlisted as a private Aug. 14, 1862, Co. C, 12th West Virginia Inf., at Cameron. Marshall Co., WV; Mustered in at Wheeling, WV, Aug. 23, 1862; Appointed Corporal Jan. 11. 1863; Flesh wound in left arm at Battle of Piedmont, VA, June 5, 1864, and taken POW. Returned to unit Dec. 25, 1864; Mustered out at Richmond, VA June 16, 1865.


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