Worn soldier boots, helmet, and dog tags

Benjamin C Mathews

Birth Year: 1839
Birth Place: Arenzville, IL
Residence at Enlistment: Arenzville, IL
Regiment(s): Co K, 101st IL Inf
Military Notes:

Entered service in Aug 1862; discharged Dec 1863 for disability

Death Year: 1917
Death Place: Portland, OR
Burial Place: Portland, OR
Cemetery Name: Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery
Find-a-Grave#: 65388079
Spouse(s): Anna Wood (m. 1866 in Morgan County, IL)
Remarks: Resident of Arenzville when he entered service

Brother to Franklin E. Mathews. He is described in the muster rolls as “single, farmer.” He moved to the state of Washington in 1882.