Benjamin Franklin Getts Sr.

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Benjamin Franklin Getts Sr. Veteran

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
5 Dec 1906 (aged 73)
Evergreen Township, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Sheridan, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.220475, Longitude: -85.0460972
Memorial ID
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Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. on May 3, 1863 - died at Andersonville, Ga. on June 1, 1864 - grave, 1,528.

Pennsylvania records list his birth as November 18, 1832 and Baptized November 15, 1833 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Benjamin son of Lazarus and Catherine (?) Getz

Age 73 years, widower, 8 children - 6 living
Informant: Lewis Getts, Sheridan, MI
Interment: Dec 7 1906
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery

Suggested edit: Name:
Benjamin Getts
Side:
Union
Regiment State/Origin:
Pennsylvania
Regiment:
57th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry
Company:
K
Rank In:
Private
Rank Out:
Private
Alternate Name:
Benjamin/Gets
Film Number:
M554 roll 42

Find A Grave contributor, Wanda Nevills

Suggested edit: Name:
Benjamin Getts
Enlistment Date:
2 Oct 1862
Rank at enlistment:
Private
State Served:
Pennsylvania
Was POW?:
Yes
Survived the War?:
yes
Service Record:
Enlisted in Company K, Pennsylvania 57th Infantry Regiment on 02 Oct 1862.Mustered out on 31 May 1864 at Andersonville, GA.
Sources:
History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865

Contributor: Wanda Nevills (47866297)
Captured at Chancellorsville, Va. on May 3, 1863 - died at Andersonville, Ga. on June 1, 1864 - grave, 1,528.

Pennsylvania records list his birth as November 18, 1832 and Baptized November 15, 1833 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Benjamin son of Lazarus and Catherine (?) Getz

Age 73 years, widower, 8 children - 6 living
Informant: Lewis Getts, Sheridan, MI
Interment: Dec 7 1906
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery

Suggested edit: Name:
Benjamin Getts
Side:
Union
Regiment State/Origin:
Pennsylvania
Regiment:
57th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry
Company:
K
Rank In:
Private
Rank Out:
Private
Alternate Name:
Benjamin/Gets
Film Number:
M554 roll 42

Find A Grave contributor, Wanda Nevills

Suggested edit: Name:
Benjamin Getts
Enlistment Date:
2 Oct 1862
Rank at enlistment:
Private
State Served:
Pennsylvania
Was POW?:
Yes
Survived the War?:
yes
Service Record:
Enlisted in Company K, Pennsylvania 57th Infantry Regiment on 02 Oct 1862.Mustered out on 31 May 1864 at Andersonville, GA.
Sources:
History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865

Contributor: Wanda Nevills (47866297)

Inscription

CIVIL WAR UNION SOLDIER
COMPANY K PENNSYLVANIA 57
INFANTRY REGEMENT