Benjamin Franklin Gordon
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Lieut Colonel (date unknown).
Promotions:
* Colonel
Field & Staff MO 5th Cavalry
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
- Field Officers, Regiments & Battalions of CS Army
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Benjamin F. Gordon, Lt. Col., 1st Regiment Missouri Cavalry,* enlisted August 18, 1862 at Waverly, Mo. by Col. Shelby, appointed acting Colonel, September 12, 1862 description on enlistment, age 37, born in Henry County, Tenn., Occupation: Druggist
* This regiment appears to have been variously known on the field as 1st Regiment Missouri Cavalry, Gordon's Regiment Missouri Cavalry,and Shelby's Regiment Missouri Cavalry; but it was designated by the Confederate War Department as the 5th Regiment Missouri Cavalry
M322: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Missouri
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5th Missouri Cavalry Regiment
(“Lafayette County Cavalry”)
Coleman, R.B. “Brave Charles Snelling and his Fate.” Confederate Veteran (1893): p. 178. Per.
_____. “More of Scouting in Missouri and Arkansas.” Confederate Veteran (1911): pp. 525-26. Per.
_____. “Various Small Fights in Missouri.” Confederate Veteran (1906): pp. 120-21. Per.
Veteran (1906): pp. 120-21. Per.
Scott, T.A.G. “Battle of Marshall, Mo.” Confederate Veteran (1900); p. 58. Per.