Soldier:  John Bennett

Regiment:  96^th. OVI                  

 Company:  C   

Age:  21           

Date Entering Service:  August 8, 1862 at Delaware, Ohio

Period of Service:  3 Years

Remarks (When discharged, re-enlisted, wounded, captured, died of disease or killed):

Discharged January 15, 1863 at Memphis, Tennessee on a surgeon’s certificate of disability.

Battles in which he fought:

While his regiment was engaged in the battle of Chickasaw Bluffs, Mississippi. Bennett was most likely sick and not with his regiment.

Other interesting information discovered:

The 96^th. regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 46 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 5 Officers and 286 Enlisted men by disease. Total 339.

Date of Death:  May 5, 1893.              Place of burial:  Bethel Cemetery, Cardington, Ohio

Adopted by:  Charlie and Christine Long

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Researcher:  Patrick Drouhard