BENTON, WILLIAM B, Companies D & A, 4th corporal, enlisted
for 1 year in Carroll Co, TN on 8/4/62 and mustered at
Trenton, TN on 9/24/62 in his mid twenties. He deserted at
Saulsbury, TN on 8/15/63 but apparently returned as it was
later removed. Benton re-enlisted in the 7th Tennessee on
1/14/64 and mustered on 6/14/64 into Co A. Not captured
with the regiment at Union City on 3/24/64, he would have
spent the spring and summer of 1864 in Columbus, KY and the
rest of the war in Paducah, KY. The rolls do not give a
discharge date but the regiment disbanded on 8/9/65 at
Nashville. Benton married Sarah McAuley on 1/31/56. He
applied for and received an invalid pension in 1880 and
died in Knob Lick, MO on 9/12/1917. His 2nd wife, Amanda
Benton, received a widow's pension in 1918 while living in
St Francois, MO. MR #1571
Sources:
- THE 7TH TENNESSEE CAVALRY USA (Originally 2nd West Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry) Peggy Scott Holley
