Benjamin F. Thornton

Abt 1841 - Aft 1863  (~ 22 years)

• Name	Benjamin F. Thornton  [1, 2]
  Born	Abt 1841	Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	22 Oct 1861	Camp Cheatham, Cheatham County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	Benjamin enlisted in Co. B, 42nd Tennessee Infantry.
  Military	16 Feb 1862	Fort Donelson, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	Taken prisoner by Union forces.
  Military	4-9 August 1862	Prison hospital, Camp Douglas, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [3]
  	Benjamin was placed in the Camp Douglas prison hospital and treated for scorbitus--or scurvy, vitamin C deficiency.
  Military	1 Aug 1862	Camp Douglas, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [3]
  	Benjamin appears on a list of prisoners at Camp Douglas.
  Military	4 Sep 1862  [3]
  	Benjamin appears on a list of Camp Douglas prisoners sent to Vicksburg, Mississippi, to be exchanged.
  Military	Jan-Feb 1863	military hospital, Magnolia, Pike County, Mississippi, USA   [3]
  	Benjamin's Jan-Feb muster card states that he was absent, in the hospital in Magnolia.
  Military	1 Jan 1863  [3]
  	Paid this date by Capt. Easley
  Military	March-April 1863  [3]
  	Status on muster roll, "present."
  Military	25 Apr 1863  [3]
  	"Returned from hospital."
  Military	May-June 1863	military hospital, Lauderdale Station, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA   [3]
  	Status on muster roll card, "Absent," and remarks "in hospital, Lauderdale Station, Miss."
  Military	25 Jul 1863  [3]
  	Benjamin was discharged, one assumes on medical grounds.
  Military	24 Oct 1863	Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA   [3]
  	Benjamin re-enlisted in Capt. George A. Lowe's Co., 42nd Tennessee Infantry.
  Died	Aft 24 October 1863  [3]
  	Nothing further is known of Benjamin's life after he re-enlisted in October 1863. Once more in the 42nd Tennessee Infantry, now under Quarles Brigade. It is likely that he died in military service. It is clear that he had medical issues from at least mid-1862 through mid-1863, including scurvy; these issues may have been contributing factors.
  Person ID	I3550	Full
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2013

  
  

  Father	Ewin K. Thornton,   b. Between 1810 and 1815, North Carolina, USA ,   d. Between 1846 and 1850  (Age ~ 36 years)
  Mother	Obedience "Bedie" Clark,   b. 9 Aug 1816, North Carolina, USA ,   d. 7 Aug 1895, Howell County, Missouri, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	Bef 1836	Hickman County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F1195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  See attached sources. [5]

  
  

• Sources

  [S20] Tennessee, Hickman - census 1850, (1850 U.S. census, Hickman County, Tennessee, population schedule), Hickman County, Tennessee, pg 128 (penned), Dwelling 812, Family 912, Beda Clark household, jpeg image (Reliability: 3). [S109] Tennessee, Dickson - 1860 U.S. Census, (1860 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule), Danielsville, Middle Division, Dickson County, Tennessee, pg 42 (penned), Dwelling 289, Family 289, Beady Thoranton household, jpeg image (Reliability: 3). [S3658] Compiled service record, Benjamin F. Thornton, (Pvt., Co. B, 42nd Tenn. Inf., Civil War); Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee; War Department Collection of Confederate Records, RG 109, NARA microfilm publication M238, roll 289; digital image, Fold3 (http://www.fold3.com : accessed 22 July 2013), for Benjamin F. Thornton, Tennessee. [S41] Missouri, Howell - Cemetery, Walker Chapel, (County Road 2980, near Trask, Howell County, Missouri), marker for Bedie Thornton (Reliability: 3). "Bedie Thornton, 9 Aug 1816 - 7 Aug 1895" [S1071] Thornton, Benjamin - Civil War Service Records, (Compiled military record of Benjamin F. Thornton, Pvt., Co. A, 42nd Tennessee Infantry; War Department Collection of Confederate Records, "Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee," Record Group 109, micropublication M231, roll 43; National Archives, Washington, D.C.). Service Chronology: Enlisted 24 Oct 1861 Camp Cheatham TN by Col. Quarles, for a period of one year. 22 Oct 1861 to 25 Sept 1862 Present 6 Feb 1862 Captured at Fort Donelson 4 Aug 1862 Admitted to USA Prison Hospital Camp Douglas, Chicago 9 Aug 1862 Returned to Duty Camp Douglas Nov & Dec 1862 Present Jan & Feb 1863 Absent; in hospital at Magnolia, Mississippi 25 April 1863 "Returned from Hospital" 21 Oct 1863 Mobile ALA Private Benjamin F. THORNTON, Capt George A. Lowe's Company, 42 Regiment Tennessee Infantry