Ok so from my research and some very kind folks on this site I have discovered the following information about my confederate ancestor.
Benjamin West was born in Glouester County Virginia in June 1844 fought in The War Of Northern Aggression as a Pvt. in the confederate army 26th Virginia Wise's briegade under John B Gordon's comand cought malarea and went home several times saw combat in "The Crater" during the seage of Petersburg Virginia went home in Feb 1865 tied the knot with Nancy West in 1866 had a son and a beautiful dartgher (I apologise for my bad spelling)and died in March 1910 and is buried some where in Glouester County Virginia