| Name | Samuel Benfield |
|---|---|
| Rank | Private |
| Military Age | 32 [32] |
| Service Entry Age | 33 |
| Muster In Age | 33 [33] |
| Muster Out Age | 36 [36] |
| Birth Date | abt 1829 [abt 1829] |
| Birth Place | Meade, Crawford Co, Pennsylvania |
| Height | 5' 7 |
| Hair | Dark |
| Eyes | Grey |
| Complexion | Dark |
| War Years | 1861-1865 |
| War | Civil War |
| Company | E |
| Unit | 78th Illinois Infantry |
| Period | 3 Yrs |
| Service Entry Date | 7 Aug 1862 |
| Service Entry Place | Liberty, Illinois |
| Joined By Whom | Lt Henry |
| Muster In Date | 1 Sep 1862 |
| Muster In Place | Quincy, Illinois |
| Muster Out Date | 7 Jun 1865 |
| Muster Out Place | Washington, District of Columbia |
| Muster Out By Whom | Lt Scroggs |
| Residence Place | Liberty, Adams Co, Illinois |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Occupation | Sawyer |
| Record Source | Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls |
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Ancestry.com. Web: Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Databases of Illinois Veterans. Illinois State Archive. https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/databases/home.html: accessed 5 August 2014.
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