Revolutionary War and 1812 War Hero.
He was born at the family home called, "Wheatland". He served his country at a young age, being commissioned an Ensign in 1776, and three months later becaming a First Lieutenant. He fought in several battles in his lifetime, including the battle of Brandywine, where he was wounded while helping "Lafayette", the battle of Germantown, the winter of 1777 at Valley Forge, where he was commissioned as acting Captain of the Fifth Maryland Regiment, and Fort Ninety Six in South Carolina, where he received a life threating wound from a musket ball. He was saved by Thomas Carney, who carried him back across the lines to the doctors, then fainted. These two remained friends after the war. After five years on the battlefield, he was sent back home to recover from his wounds, his left arm paralyzed.
In 1784, he was named Lieutenant Colonel during the Whiskey Rebellion and on June 22, 1798, he was made Brigadier General, then Major General of the Maryland Militia. He also represented his country in the Lower House of Assembly, and in August 1813, he was made Commander of the Talbot County troops, which fought at the battle of St. Michael's, where he had the townspeople keep the lights in their homes off, and hang lanterns in the trees beyond the town, causing the British to overshoot the town. His first headstone was damaged and death date incorrectly marked. In 1901, members of the Benson family had his remains removed to another Benson graveyard at Newcomb, just off the St. Michael's road, where it was marked by a large flat stone.
He was born at the family home called, "Wheatland". He served his country at a young age, being commissioned an Ensign in 1776, and three months later becaming a First Lieutenant. He fought in several battles in his lifetime, including the battle of Brandywine, where he was wounded while helping "Lafayette", the battle of Germantown, the winter of 1777 at Valley Forge, where he was commissioned as acting Captain of the Fifth Maryland Regiment, and Fort Ninety Six in South Carolina, where he received a life threating wound from a musket ball. He was saved by Thomas Carney, who carried him back across the lines to the doctors, then fainted. These two remained friends after the war. After five years on the battlefield, he was sent back home to recover from his wounds, his left arm paralyzed.
In 1784, he was named Lieutenant Colonel during the Whiskey Rebellion and on June 22, 1798, he was made Brigadier General, then Major General of the Maryland Militia. He also represented his country in the Lower House of Assembly, and in August 1813, he was made Commander of the Talbot County troops, which fought at the battle of St. Michael's, where he had the townspeople keep the lights in their homes off, and hang lanterns in the trees beyond the town, causing the British to overshoot the town. His first headstone was damaged and death date incorrectly marked. In 1901, members of the Benson family had his remains removed to another Benson graveyard at Newcomb, just off the St. Michael's road, where it was marked by a large flat stone.
Revolutionary War and 1812 War Hero.
He was born at the family home called, "Wheatland". He served his country at a young age, being commissioned an Ensign in 1776, and three months later becaming a First Lieutenant. He fought in several battles in his lifetime, including the battle of Brandywine, where he was wounded while helping "Lafayette", the battle of Germantown, the winter of 1777 at Valley Forge, where he was commissioned as acting Captain of the Fifth Maryland Regiment, and Fort Ninety Six in South Carolina, where he received a life threating wound from a musket ball. He was saved by Thomas Carney, who carried him back across the lines to the doctors, then fainted. These two remained friends after the war. After five years on the battlefield, he was sent back home to recover from his wounds, his left arm paralyzed.
In 1784, he was named Lieutenant Colonel during the Whiskey Rebellion and on June 22, 1798, he was made Brigadier General, then Major General of the Maryland Militia. He also represented his country in the Lower House of Assembly, and in August 1813, he was made Commander of the Talbot County troops, which fought at the battle of St. Michael's, where he had the townspeople keep the lights in their homes off, and hang lanterns in the trees beyond the town, causing the British to overshoot the town. His first headstone was damaged and death date incorrectly marked. In 1901, members of the Benson family had his remains removed to another Benson graveyard at Newcomb, just off the St. Michael's road, where it was marked by a large flat stone.
He was born at the family home called, "Wheatland". He served his country at a young age, being commissioned an Ensign in 1776, and three months later becaming a First Lieutenant. He fought in several battles in his lifetime, including the battle of Brandywine, where he was wounded while helping "Lafayette", the battle of Germantown, the winter of 1777 at Valley Forge, where he was commissioned as acting Captain of the Fifth Maryland Regiment, and Fort Ninety Six in South Carolina, where he received a life threating wound from a musket ball. He was saved by Thomas Carney, who carried him back across the lines to the doctors, then fainted. These two remained friends after the war. After five years on the battlefield, he was sent back home to recover from his wounds, his left arm paralyzed.
In 1784, he was named Lieutenant Colonel during the Whiskey Rebellion and on June 22, 1798, he was made Brigadier General, then Major General of the Maryland Militia. He also represented his country in the Lower House of Assembly, and in August 1813, he was made Commander of the Talbot County troops, which fought at the battle of St. Michael's, where he had the townspeople keep the lights in their homes off, and hang lanterns in the trees beyond the town, causing the British to overshoot the town. His first headstone was damaged and death date incorrectly marked. In 1901, members of the Benson family had his remains removed to another Benson graveyard at Newcomb, just off the St. Michael's road, where it was marked by a large flat stone.
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