Benjamin H. Morgan

Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Private (date unknown).
He also had service in:
"C" Co. MD 1st Infantry

This regiment was disbanded August 1, 1862

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Benjamin Hayden Morgan

Residence Baltimore MD;
Enlisted on 5/17/1861 as a 2nd Lieutenant.
On 5/17/1861 he mustered into "C" Co. MD 1st Infantry
He was discharged on 6/7/1862
On 6/7/1862 he mustered into "K" Co. VA 1st Cavalry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* POW 8/22/1862 (place not stated)
* Confined 9/1/1862 Old Capitol Prison, Washington, DC (Estimated day, exchanged)
* Detailed 1/18/1863 (place not stated) (With Mosby)
* On rolls 2/29/1864 (place not stated) (Present)
* On rolls 12/31/1864 (place not stated) (Present)
* Paroled 4/26/1865 Lewisburg, VA (Paroled as 1st Lieut)
Promotions:
* 1st Lieut (Paroled as 1st Lieut)
* Priv 6/7/1862 (As of Co. K 1st VA Cav)
* 2nd Corpl 12/15/1863 (Elected):
born in 1840 in St Mary's County, MD
died 1/8/1895 in Baltimore, MD
(Graduate Georgetown Univ 1861. Member Army & navy
society, MD Line Assoc1894. Carpenter, Chapitco,
St Mary's Co. MD)

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- The Virginia Regimental Histories Series

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Personal Description at war’s end,

25 year old Carpenter, born in Maryland, hazel eyes, brown hair, light hair, 5’ 9-1/2”

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia