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Co E 47th Iowa Infantry
From Military Records:
Franklin, Benjamin R.
Age 27.
Residence Floyd County,
Nativity Ohio.
Enlisted May 20, 1864.
Mustered June 4, 1864.
Mustered out Sept. 28, 1864, Davenport, Iowa,
expiration of 3 month term of service.
"Immediately after its muster into the service the regiment received orders to proceed to Helena Ark. where it was assigned to garrison duty. It remained on duty at Helena and in the Military District of Eastern Arkansas during its entire term of service. The climate was unhealthful and the regiment suffered greatly from sickness. The death list of Iowa soldiers at Helena and at other places among the lowlands of Arkansas grew to frightful proportions. It was fortunate for the Forty-seventh Iowa that its term of service was short, and that it was not kept longer in that malarious region. Short as was the time, however, nearly seven per cent of the regiment were fatally stricken, while an equal or larger number returned to their homes with health greatly impaired, some of whom subsequently died of the ailments with which they were afflicted, and many more were never fully restored to health." (Info from "The Union Army" published 1908.)
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findagrave.com volunteer has added the following information:
Civil War Veteran
Co E 47th Iowa Infantry
From Military Records:
Franklin, Benjamin R.
Age 27.
Residence Floyd County,
Nativity Ohio.
Enlisted May 20, 1864.
Mustered June 4, 1864.
Mustered out Sept. 28, 1864, Davenport, Iowa,
expiration of 3 month term of service.
"Immediately after its muster into the service the regiment received orders to proceed to Helena Ark. where it was assigned to garrison duty. It remained on duty at Helena and in the Military District of Eastern Arkansas during its entire term of service. The climate was unhealthful and the regiment suffered greatly from sickness. The death list of Iowa soldiers at Helena and at other places among the lowlands of Arkansas grew to frightful proportions. It was fortunate for the Forty-seventh Iowa that its term of service was short, and that it was not kept longer in that malarious region. Short as was the time, however, nearly seven per cent of the regiment were fatally stricken, while an equal or larger number returned to their homes with health greatly impaired, some of whom subsequently died of the ailments with which they were afflicted, and many more were never fully restored to health." (Info from "The Union Army" published 1908.)
Co. E 47th Iowa VOL
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findagrave.com volunteer has added the following information:
Civil War Veteran
Co E 47th Iowa Infantry
From Military Records:
Franklin, Benjamin R.
Age 27.
Residence Floyd County,
Nativity Ohio.
Enlisted May 20, 1864.
Mustered June 4, 1864.
Mustered out Sept. 28, 1864, Davenport, Iowa,
expiration of 3 month term of service.
"Immediately after its muster into the service the regiment received orders to proceed to Helena Ark. where it was assigned to garrison duty. It remained on duty at Helena and in the Military District of Eastern Arkansas during its entire term of service. The climate was unhealthful and the regiment suffered greatly from sickness. The death list of Iowa soldiers at Helena and at other places among the lowlands of Arkansas grew to frightful proportions. It was fortunate for the Forty-seventh Iowa that its term of service was short, and that it was not kept longer in that malarious region. Short as was the time, however, nearly seven per cent of the regiment were fatally stricken, while an equal or larger number returned to their homes with health greatly impaired, some of whom subsequently died of the ailments with which they were afflicted, and many more were never fully restored to health." (Info from "The Union Army" published 1908.)
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findagrave.com volunteer has added the following information:
Civil War Veteran
Co E 47th Iowa Infantry
From Military Records:
Franklin, Benjamin R.
Age 27.
Residence Floyd County,
Nativity Ohio.
Enlisted May 20, 1864.
Mustered June 4, 1864.
Mustered out Sept. 28, 1864, Davenport, Iowa,
expiration of 3 month term of service.
"Immediately after its muster into the service the regiment received orders to proceed to Helena Ark. where it was assigned to garrison duty. It remained on duty at Helena and in the Military District of Eastern Arkansas during its entire term of service. The climate was unhealthful and the regiment suffered greatly from sickness. The death list of Iowa soldiers at Helena and at other places among the lowlands of Arkansas grew to frightful proportions. It was fortunate for the Forty-seventh Iowa that its term of service was short, and that it was not kept longer in that malarious region. Short as was the time, however, nearly seven per cent of the regiment were fatally stricken, while an equal or larger number returned to their homes with health greatly impaired, some of whom subsequently died of the ailments with which they were afflicted, and many more were never fully restored to health." (Info from "The Union Army" published 1908.)
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