Name:

Benjamin Franklin Smith

Enlistment Date:

14 May 1861

Distinguished Service:

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

Side Served:

Union

State Served:

Ohio

Birth Date:

25 November 1831

Death Date:

22 June 1868

Death Place:

Fort Reno, Wyoming

Unit Numbers:

1842 1842 1752 1752

Service Record:

Enlisted as a Captain on 14 May 1861 at the age of 29
Commission in 6th Infantry Regiment RA on 14 May 1861.
Promoted to Full Colonel on 12 October 1861 (As of 1st OH Inf)
Commission in Company S, 1st Infantry Regiment Ohio on 12 October 1861.
Discharged Company S, 1st Infantry Regiment Ohio on 02 June 1862
Promoted to Full Colonel on 10 September 1862 effective 11 October 1862 (As of 126th OH Inf)
Discharged 6th Infantry Regiment RA on 10 September 1862
Commission in Company S, 126th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 11 October 1862.
Promoted to Brevet Brig-Gen on 26 March 1865
Mustered out Company S, 126th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 25 June 1865 in Washington, DC