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Benson, Jacob
Last Modified:
2012-08-09
Date of Death (not before):
1861-09-20
Date of Death (not after):
1861-09-21
Sources:
The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion (1861-1865)
, part 3, vol 1, (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1888).
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"Jacob Benson (Union)," in
The American Civil War Research Database
[database online], Alexander Street Press, 2012. 16 January 2012.
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Places related to this Person
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Military Asylum Cemetery
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Relationship Additional Information:
Benson was interred at Military Asylum Cemetery.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-01-16
Relationship Beginning Date:
Aug 20, 1861
Seminary General Hospital, Georgetown
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Relationship Additional Information:
Benson was admitted as a case of typhoid fever and died while under treatment at Seminary Hospital.
The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion
(
MSHWR
) gives Benson's date of death as 20 September 1861, while
The American Civil War Research Database
(
ACWRD
) lists states that Benson died on 21 September 1861.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-01-16
Relationship Beginning Date:
Sept 07, 1861
Relationship Ending Date:
Sept 20, 1861-Sept 21, 1861
Organizations related to this Person
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1st Pennsylvania Cavalry
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Relationship Additional Information:
Benson enlisted as Private.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-01-16
Relationship Beginning Date:
July 25, 1861
Relationship Ending Date:
Sept 20, 1861
