COL Benjamin Roach Townsend (1838-1902)

COL Benjamin Roach Townsend Veteran

Birth

27 Nov 1838

New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA

Death

6 Sep 1902 (aged 63)

Index, Snohomish County, Washington, USA

Burial

In Memoriam Cemetery

Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map

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Section G

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Son of Nathaniel & Maria (Roach) Townsend.
Wife Alice F Merriman (1843-1915)

Served in the Civil War first as a Private in Company B, 1st United States Sharpshooters, then as 1st Lieutenant in Company F, 125th New York Volunteer Infantry, then as an officer in the 2nd United States Colored Infantry, rising to Colonel and commander of the regiment.

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Alice Frederica Merriman Townsend

1843–1915

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CPL Edward Benjamin Townsend

1874–1964

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