Pvt Benjamin Grooms (1839-1865) - Find a Grave Memorial

Pvt Benjamin Grooms Veteran

Birth

1839

Pennsylvania, USA

Death

20 Jun 1865 (aged 25–26)

Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA

Burial

Fort McPherson National Cemetery

Maxwell, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map

Plot

Section A Site 283

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Enlisted on 23 Feb 1863 at Blakesburgh, Iowa. Served in Company A, 7th Iowa Cavalry. Died accidentally at Fort Cottonwood (later re-named Fort McPherson) when he cut a fuse too short and the shell exploded.

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John K Grooms

1805–1857
Anzella Christopher Grooms

1806–1890

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Oliver Perry Grooms

1830–1897
Elizabeth Jane Grooms Summerson

1832–1921
John Grooms

1834–1914
William Wallace Grooms

1836–1907
Alfred Offord Grooms

1838–1910
James M Grooms

1844–1923

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John K Grooms

Anzella Christopher Grooms

Oliver Perry Grooms

Elizabeth Jane Grooms Summerson

John Grooms

William Wallace Grooms

Alfred Offord Grooms

James M Grooms

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