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Pvt Benjamin Franklin Lee

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Pvt Benjamin Franklin Lee Veteran

Birth
Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA
Death
8 Jan 1863 (aged 28–29)
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot
10, 624
Memorial ID
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Civil War Veteran
He enlisted as a Pvt.,in Co. G, 18th Iowa Infantry on 11 July 1862.
He was killed 8 Jan 1863, in the Second Battle of Springfield, MO. The battle, although small was unique to the Civil War in that it involved urban combat, house-to-house and street-to-street fighting.
His two brothers, John Marshall Lee and Furman DeWitt Lee, as well as his two brother-in-laws, Levi Fisher and Isaac Myers, fought in the Civil War for the Union army.
Civil War Veteran
He enlisted as a Pvt.,in Co. G, 18th Iowa Infantry on 11 July 1862.
He was killed 8 Jan 1863, in the Second Battle of Springfield, MO. The battle, although small was unique to the Civil War in that it involved urban combat, house-to-house and street-to-street fighting.
His two brothers, John Marshall Lee and Furman DeWitt Lee, as well as his two brother-in-laws, Levi Fisher and Isaac Myers, fought in the Civil War for the Union army.

Bio by: David Frick


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