Nelson W. Bennett
Nelson W. Bennett was born on February 1, 1838, in Russell, Massachusetts, to Benjamin and Almira Bennett. His father was a farmer who owned $1,220 of real estate and $485 of personal property by 1860. He grew up and attended school in Russell, and by the early 1860s, he was working as a butcher.
 
He enlisted in the Union army on October 25, 1861, and he mustered in as a private in Company B of the 31st Massachusetts Infantry. According to his service records, he was 5 feet, 8 ½ inches tall, with brown hair and grey eyes. He eventually earned a promotion to sergeant. He died near Alexandria, Louisiana, on May 14, 1864.
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(5315)Bennett, Nelson W.1838-02-011864-05-14
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Private
  • Rank out: Sergeant
  • Rank highest: Sergeant
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (15288) [writer] ~ Nelson W. Bennett Diary, 1864

Places - Records: 2

  • (3277) [birth] ~ Russell, Hampden County, Massachusetts
  • (92) [death] ~ Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (1170) [enlisted] [B] ~ 31st Massachusetts Infantry
SOURCES

1850 and 1860 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Military Service Records of Nelson W. Bennett, available from Fold3.com