Benjamin A. McDonald
Representing: Union
G.A.R Post
- Alfred Sully Post No. 3 of Dayton, WA
Unit History
- 1st Oregon Infantry F
Family History
Created By Brian
Benjamin A. McDonald
- Birth
- 25 Aug 1848
Iowa, USA
- Death
- 16 Sep 1915 (aged 67)
Dayton, Columbia County, Washington, USA
- Burial
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Dayton, Columbia County, Washington, USA
PlotBLK A, LOT 16, SEC 03Memorial ID
Enlisted on 11/11/1864 as a Private.
On 11/11/1864 he mustered into "F" Co. OR 1st Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
(Estimated date of enlistment)
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.
| Enlisted: | December 23, 1864 | Discharged: | July 20, 1866 |
He was a member of Alfred Sully Post No. 3 of Dayton, Columbia County, Washington. In 1914 he served as Officer of the Day for the Post. Fold3: Company Descriptive Book: Age 16 at enlistment in Albany, Oregon (Born in Des Moines, Iowa) - Farmer The American Civil War Research Database U.S. Veterans Adm. Pension Payment Cards: 1907-1933 Civil War Soldiers & Sailors Database Book: "Soldiers Who Served in the Oregon Volunteers Civil War Period, Infantry & Cavalry": M.A. Pekar - page 52 U.S. General Index to Pension Files: 1861-1934 Manuscript: "Marriage Records from Linn County, Oregon: 1870-1882" Vol. 3 - Page 46) - Courthouse: Book E, No.110 (McDonald, B.A. married Mrs. Sarah E. Starr on 8 Nov 1877) Sarah's maiden name: Gumm Washington Digital Archives: Death Records for both Benjamin and Sarah 1910 U.S. Census, Columbia County, WA - Benjamin - head of household - divorced
Cemetery
Buried at Dayton Cemetery
Row: BLK A, LOT 16, SEC 03