Soldier:  Charles W. Benedict

Regiment:  3^rd. OVI                   

Company:  I

Age:  18                       

Date Entering Service:  June 15, 1861

Period of Service:  3 years

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

Mustered out on June 21, 1864.  Was wounded in the left thigh, date and battle not known.

Battles in which he fought:

Elkwater, W.Va.                                     Sept. 11, 1861

Bridgeport, Al.                                                   April 29, 1862

Perryville, Ky.                                                     Oct. 8, 1862

Stone River, Tenn.                                             Dec. 31, 1862

Sand Mountain, Ala.                                          April 30, 1863

Black Warrior Creek, Ala.                        May 1, 1863

Blounts Farm, Ala.                                             May 2,  1863

Other interesting information discovered:

At least one other brother, John Benedict, was in the same company as Charles.  Charles lived in the Cardington area for his entire life.

Date of Death:  November 9, 1919                   Place of burial:  Woodlawn Cemetery, Cardington, OH

Adopted By:  In memory of the late Don Bowers, and Judy Bowers                                                          

Researcher:  Patrick Drouhard