Modlin, Benjamin Franklin

1839 - 1910  (71 years)

• Name	Modlin, Benjamin Franklin
  Birth	25 May 1839
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MODL.B002
  _FGRAVE	25434347
  Military Service	American Civil War, Sergeant, Company G, 21st Illinois Infantry  [1]
  	ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT Name MODLIN, BENJAMIN F Rank PVT Company G Unit 21 IL US INF Personal Characteristics Residence XENIA, CLAY CO, IL Age 21 Height 5' 7 Hair LIGHT Eyes GRAY Complexion FAIR Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER Nativity CLAYSVILLE, ORANGE CO, IN Service Record Joined When JUN 10, 1861 Joined Where XENIA, IL Joined By Whom JOS MAHER Period 3 YRS Muster In JUN 28, 1861 Muster In Where SPRINGFIELD, IL Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out N/A Muster Out Where N/A Muster Out By Whom N/A Remarks REENLISTED AS A VETERAN ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT Name MODLIN, BENJAMIN F Rank PVT Company G Unit 21 IL US INF Personal Characteristics Residence XENIA, CLAY CO, IL Age 23 Height 5' 7 Hair LIGHT Eyes GRAY Complexion FAIR Marital Status N/A Occupation FARMER Nativity CLAYVILLE, IN Service Record Joined When FEB 27, 1864 Joined Where OOLTOWAH, TN Joined By Whom LT COXE Period 3 YRS Muster In MAR 19, 1864 Muster In Where OOLTOWAH, TN Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out DEC 16, 1865 Muster Out Where SAN ANTONIO, TX Muster Out By Whom CPT GEIGER Remarks VETERAN APPOINTED CORPORAL MAR 19, 1864 SERGEANT AUG 1, 1865
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  Death	22 Oct 1910
  Burial	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I55673	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2).