193rd Regiment, New York Infantry
Failed to complete organization.
Name: Samuel Benton
Enlistment Date: 24 Mar 1865
Enlistment Place: Syracuse, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 24 March 1865 at the age of 22.
Enlisted in Company K, 193rd Infantry Regiment New York on 24 Mar 1865.
Deserted from Company K, 193rd Infantry Regiment New York on 2 Oct 1865 at Harper's Ferry, WV
REGIMENT: 193rd Infantry Regiment New York
Date of Organization: 6 Mar 1865
Muster Date: 18 Jan 1866
Regiment State: New York
Regiment Type: Infantry
Regiment Number: 193rd
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 0
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 0
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 0
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 25
Regimental History
New York
ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-THIRD REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.
January 21, 1865, Col. John B. Van Petten received
authority to recruit this regiment; it was organized at Albany,
and the companies were mustered in the service of the United
States for three years, A and E March 6th and 28th,
respectively; for one, two and three years, K April 7th; for
one and three years, C, D, G, H and I March 14th, 28th, April
9th, 3d and 9th respectively; for one year B and F March 16 and
28, 1865, respectively.
The companies were recruited principally: A at Utica,
Auburn, Oswego and Syracuse; B at Hermon, Malone, Pierrepont,
Hammond, Louisville, Potsdam, Brasher, Macomb, Colton and
Waddington; C at Auburn, Rochester and Syracuse; D at Oswego,
Volney, Granby, Constantia and Amboy; E at Syracuse, Oswego and
Auburn; F at Fowler, Brasher, Lisbon, Hopkinton, Burke,
Lawrence and Louisville; G at Bellmont, Lisbon, Stockholm, Cape
Vincent, Fowler, Rossie, Lawrence, Russell, Waddington,
Savannah, Pierrepont, Macomb and Moira; H at Watertown and
Auburn; I at Oswego; and K at Norwich, Syracuse and Auburn.
The regiment left the State by detachments in March and
April, 1865; it served in the 3d Brigade, 3d Division, Army of
the Shenandoah, from March 18, 1865; in the District of West
Virginia, Middle Department, from July, 1865; and, January 18,
1866, it was honorably discharged and mustered out, under
Colonel Van Petten, at Harper's Ferry, W. Va.; having lost by
death of disease and other causes, 25 enlisted men.
Source: Phisterer, p. 4,104
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Unverified genealogy:
Samuel James Benton [son of Joseph Benton 1803-1895 and Phoebe Payne 1808-1864]
Born: 30 Apr 1843
Lockport, Niagara, New York
Died: 22 Jun 1901
Webb City,Missouri
Spouse:
Amelia Ann VanDivort
Born: 25 Feb 1846 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey
Died: 1933 in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado
Marriage: 13 Aug 1868 in Akron, Erie, New York
Children Sex Birth
Samuel James Benton M 23 May 1869 in Akron, Erie, New York
Phoebe Jane Benton F 6 Nov 1870 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey or Union, South Dakota 22 MAR 1942 Oregon City, Clakamas, Oregon
Eliza Ann Benton F 6 Nov 1872
Adell Benton F 6 Feb 1875
George Benton M 27 Mar 1877 in Sioux,Iowa
Laura Amy Benton F 26 Jan 1879 in Sioux,Iowa
Charles Wesley Benton M 1 Feb 1881 in Sioux, Iowa d. 23 FEB 1951 Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado
Grace Belle Benton F 30 Dec 1882 in Thayer, Neosho, Kansas
Ruth Benton F 3 May 1885 in Thayer, Neosho, Kansas
Roy Daniel Benton M 1 Aug 1887 in Thayer, Neosho, Kansas
JR