Pvt. Benjamin "Benny" Franklin Bruce, (CSA)

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Pvt. Benjamin "Benny" Franklin Bruce, (CSA)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Georgia, United States
Death: July 12, 1864 (49-50)
Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, USA
Place of Burial: Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Robert James Bruce and Susannah Bruce
Husband of Lucinda Catherine Bruce
Brother of Susan C Thompson; Martha Ann Cheek; Nancy Bruce; David Sloan Bruce; Rebecca Katherine Bruce and 5 others

Military Field: PVT. Co E. 4th Georgia Reserves CSA
Managed by: Dr. R. Owen Wyant, (PhD)
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About Pvt. Benjamin "Benny" Franklin Bruce, (CSA)

10/1/2021 edit - Find A Grave has a great overview.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191907476/benjamin-franklin-bruce

FYi -- Benjamin was a guard at Andersonville prison during the civil war and died there in 1864 of Typhoid Fever. More about his unit :Co.E 4th georgia reserve regt. Historical Notes: Members of this unit were assigned as prison guards. They served as guards at Andersonville and at Camp Lawton. Several of the men died while guards at Andersonville and are buried there in Oak Grove Cemetery.

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Pvt. Benjamin "Benny" Franklin Bruce, (CSA)'s Timeline

1814
1814
Georgia, United States
1864
July 12, 1864
Age 50
Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, USA
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Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, United States