Civil War Soldier
BENJAMIN Russell
Offaly: Unknown Within Offaly
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Army: Union
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Died: 1899
Soldier No. 434
98 New York
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Town: 12 · Regiment: 0 · State: 12 · Town+Reg: 0
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This record places BENJAMIN Russell from Unknown Within Offaly in Union service.
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- Soldier Number
- 434
- Surname
- Russell
- First Name
- BENJAMIN
- Alternative Name / Alias
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Soldier No. Of Relation
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Offaly Town / Area
- Unknown Within Offaly
- Army
- Union
- Rank
- Captain
- Company
- Co. B
- Regiment Number
- 98
- US State Regiment
- New York
- Type Reg.
- Infantry
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- Mother
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Father
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Siblings
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Family Connections / Other Relationship
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Birth Year
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Baptism Record
- Unknown / not yet recorded
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- Civil War Death Y/N
- N
- Battle Or Other Civil War Related Death
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Death Year
- 1899
- Place of Death
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- State / Country Of Burial
- Unknown / not yet recorded
- Grave Site (link)
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- Service: Union – 98 New York Infantry – Co. B
- Death & Aftermath: Death year: 1899 • Civil War death: N
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- MICHAEL Beggs — Soldier No. 218 | Unknown Within Offaly | 8 New Hampshire Infantry | Union | d. 1896
- WILLIAM Belton — Soldier No. 219 | Unknown Within Offaly | 3 Regular Army Artillery | Union
- THOMAS Bergin — Soldier No. 220 | Unknown Within Offaly | 2 Regular Army Artillery | Union
- JOHN Berry — Soldier No. 222 | Unknown Within Offaly | 9 Regular Army Infantry | Union | d. 1864
- OWEN Bracken — Soldier No. 224 | Unknown Within Offaly | 12 Minnesota Infantry | Union | d. 1922
- JAMES Brennan — Soldier No. 198 | Unknown Within Offaly | 2 Regular Army Artillery | Union
- JOHN Brogan — Soldier No. 225 | Unknown Within Offaly | 3 Regular Army Infantry | Union
- JOHN Brown — Soldier No. 227 | Unknown Within Offaly | 1 Regular Army Infantry | Union
- CHARLES Brown — Soldier No. 226 | Unknown Within Offaly | 5 Regular Army Cavalry | Union | d. 1868
- WILLIAM Brown — Soldier No. 228 | Unknown Within Offaly | 110 New York Infantry | Union
Same surname (possible family group)
- MICHAEL Russell — Soldier No. 435 | Unknown Within Offaly | 2 Regular Army Artillery | Union
Served in regiments from the same US state
- JOHN W Baker — Soldier No. 90 | Edenderry | 15 New York Engineers | Union | d. 1920
- COL Michael Bennett — Soldier No. 92 | Edenderry | 28 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1909
- JOHN J Bermingham — Soldier No. 126 | Lusmagh | 6 New York Artillery | Union | d. 1939
- ANDREW Bermingham — Soldier No. 133 | Rahan | 69 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1862
- RICHARD Bermingham — Soldier No. 132 | Rahan | 69 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1919
- PETER Boland — Soldier No. 151 | Tullamore | 5 New York Artillery | Union | d. 1864
- SAMUEL Brackett — Soldier No. 55 | Daingean | 110 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1908
- PETER Breslin — Soldier No. 199 | Moneygall | 67 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1861
- MICHAEL Briscoe — Soldier No. 38 | Birr | 132 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1864
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- LAWRENCE Buckley — Soldier No. 466 | Kilcormac | 115 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1915
- CAPT James Campbell — Soldier No. 95 | Edenderry | 28 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1922
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- NICHOLAS Allen — Soldier No. 138 | Rhode | 10 Maine Infantry | Union
- ISAAC Ardill — Soldier No. 139 | Seir Kieran | 2 New Jersey Infantry | Union | d. 1862
- CHRISTOPHER Armstrong — Soldier No. 207 | Unknown Within Offaly | Regular Army Ordnance | Union
- JOHN W Baker — Soldier No. 90 | Edenderry | 15 New York Engineers | Union | d. 1920
- JOHN Barrett — Soldier No. 157 | Tullamore | 6 Indiana Infantry | Union | d. 1888
- JAMES Barrett — Soldier No. 154 | Tullamore | 35 Indiana Infantry | Union | d. 1894
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- WILLIAM Cowell Bayley — Soldier No. 153 | Tullamore | 25 Pennsylvania Infantry | Union | d. 1889
- MICHAEL Beggs — Soldier No. 218 | Unknown Within Offaly | 8 New Hampshire Infantry | Union | d. 1896
- WILLIAM Belton — Soldier No. 219 | Unknown Within Offaly | 3 Regular Army Artillery | Union
- COL Michael Bennett — Soldier No. 92 | Edenderry | 28 New York Infantry | Union | d. 1909
- THOMAS Bergin — Soldier No. 220 | Unknown Within Offaly | 2 Regular Army Artillery | Union
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This soldier’s regiment state: New York
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Available Details
| Name | Benjamin Russell |
| Alt’ Name | |
| Location/ Birthplace | To Be Confimed |
| Born | 1817 |
| Baptism Record | |
| Year of Death | 24th July 1899 |
| Grave Location | Dayton National Cemetery, Montgomery County, Ohio Benjamin Russell (1817-1889) – Find a Grave Memorial |
| US State | New York |
| US Residence | New York & Ohio |
| Mother | |
| Father | |
| Other Family | |
| Army | Union Army Union army – Wikipedia |
| Military History | Appointed Captain. Discharged due to disability in September 1862. |
| Army Details | Co. B., 98th New York Volunteers Soldier Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) Battle Unit Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) |
| Other Details |
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2574043/benjamin-russell 
https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/application/files/1915/5309/0497/98th_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf 
https://www.fold3.com/image/315838748/russell-benjamin-page-1-us-new-york-civil-war-muster-roll-abstracts-1861-1900 
https://www.fold3.com/image/4673908/russell-benjamin-us-civil-war-pensions-index-1861-1900?terms=war%2Cyork%2Crussell%2Ccivil%2Cunion%2Cnew%2Cbenjamin%2Cnew+york&view=info
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