Benjamin L Bullard (1823 - 1911)

Born 1 Aug 1823 in Ascott, Canada

Died 1911 at about age 87 in State Soldiers and Sailors Home, Erie, Ohio, USA

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Biography

Commissary Sergeant Benjamin Bullard served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 2 Aug 1862
Mustered out: 3 Jun 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 103rd Ohio Infantry, Company K and Field & Staff

Benjamin was born in 1823 in Ascott Canada to Calvin Bullard and Hannah Griffin. Benjamin married Mary C. Boies on 12 Jan 1852 in Medina, Ohio. His occupation is listed as a House Painter. Benjamin enlisted in Company K, 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry on 2 Aug 1862. He was promoted to Commissary Sergeant on 8 Sep 1862. Reduced to ranks in Company K 1 Mar 1863. Muster out date of 3 Jun 1865 in New York is given in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Find A Grave has his death at 1895 and the profile states "He deserted July 17, 1863 at Danville, KY. He was apprehended and tried at a general court martial and found guilty. He offered no defense. The court martial record shows that he was sentenced to one year at hard labor and fined $10 per month for one year and loss of pay while absent."^[1] He passed away in 1911.

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Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31201164/benjamin-l-bullard: accessed 07 May 2023), memorial page for Benjamin L Bullard (1824–1895), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31201164, citing Chatham Township Cemetery, Chatham Township, Medina County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Douglas King (contributor 46620724).

• The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890

• Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

• Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., Soldier Grave Registrations, 1804-1958 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: Graves Registration Cards Collection, Ohio History Connection, Columbus, Ohio.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31201164/benjamin-l-bullard: accessed 07 May 2023), memorial page for Benjamin L Bullard (1824–1895), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31201164, citing Chatham Township Cemetery, Chatham Township, Medina County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Douglas King (contributor 46620724).

• Year: 1880; Census Place: Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio; Roll: 1047; Page: 428B; Enumeration District: 199

• Dwight, Benjamin Woodbridge. "The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Mass, Volume 1". Massachusetts: J. Munsell, 1871.