Sergt. Benj [amin] G. Green
Title
Sergt. Benj [amin] G. Green
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Section
Lot
Grave
01B
Name Prefix
First Name
Middle Name
G.
Last Name
Relationship
Husband of Mary J. Green (A-38-05)
Birth Date
1841
Birth: Year
Death Date
1925
Death: Year
Age at Death
83 years
Gender
Number of Persons on Marker
Composition
Condition
Shape
State
Legibility
Good
Dimension: Height
19 inches
Dimension: Width
12 inches
Inscription
"Co 1 54 MASS. INF."
Source of Information
Information taken from Westwood Printout and grave marker, if available; check the original burial register at city hall for additional data
Comments
[Military marker]
Biographical Information
Joined the service on May 13, 1863 to fight in Civil War. He was discharged by reason of disability with the rank of 1st Sargent and commended for meritorious service.
A brief biography in William E. Bigglestone, They Stopped in Oberlin: Black Residents and Visitors of the Nineteenth Century (Scottsdale, AZ: Innovation Group, 1981).
A brief biography in William E. Bigglestone, They Stopped in Oberlin: Black Residents and Visitors of the Nineteenth Century (Scottsdale, AZ: Innovation Group, 1981).
Burial Date from Printout
07/07/1885
Burial: Month
Burial: Day
7
Burial: Year
Lot Owner
Green, Benjamin G.
Date Transcribed
03/20/2007
Default Latitude
41.28457847
Default Longitude
-82.23559811
Default Zoom Level
20
Collection
Citation
“Sergt. Benj [amin] G. Green,” Westwood Database, accessed May 17, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/61051.