Benjamin Aspen Shoemaker - Russell County, Virginia in the Civil War

Benjamin Aspen Shoemaker


Biography
Born	03/05/1841
Birth Location	Russell Co.
Died	09/05/1917
Death Location	Manassas City, Prince William Co., VA
Father	Leonard Shoemaker
Mother	Mary Litton
Married	10/29/1859
Spouse	Sarah V. Elliott
Military Units
16th Cavalry
37th Infantry
Caldwell's Battalion Cavalry
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
16th Cavalry
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Caldwell's Cavalry
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Misc
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Census Information:

1850: 309, Age 9
1860: 152, Age 19
1870: New Garden 3, Age 29
1880: New Garden 68, 11, Age 39
1900: Cook's Mill 33, Age 59
1910: Prince William Co., Manassas 160, Age 69, Veteran: No
1920: DEAD
1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information:

Newspaper mentions:
Lebanon News, 10/9/1908, 1/21/1910
Times Dispatch, 10/28/1912

Notes: Father owned 1 slave.

Obituary online

Military Information:

Compiled Service Record

Card 1
4th Corporal, Captain Jacob C. Gent's Company, Caldwell's Battalion Cavalry

Appears on a muster roll for Dated Aug. 7, 1862

Enlisted:
When: June 27, 1862
Where: Russell Va
By whom: Otis Caldwell
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks: Appointed 4th Corp. Aug. 7, 1862

Card 2

Appears on a muster roll for Mch. 1 to Apl. 1, 1864 (Dated Apl. 1, 1864)

Enlisted:
When: July 16, 1862
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Capt. Gent
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Ward
To what time: Dec. 31, 1862

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 3

Appears on a muster roll for Aug. 31, 1863 to Oct. 31, 1864 (Dated Oct. 31, 1864)

Enlisted:
When: June 20, 1862
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Capt. Caldwell
Period: War

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Ward
To what time: Dec. 31, 1862

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: Absent wounded

Card 4

Appears on a muster roll for Aug. 31 to Dec. 31, 1864 (Dated Dec. 31, 1864)

Enlisted:
When: June 20, 1862
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Capt. Caldwell
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Ward
To what time: Dec. 31, 1862

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: Absent wounded from 24 Sept. 1864 Bounty Bond due

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Compiled Service Record
Card 1 4th Corporal, Captain Jacob C. Gent's Company, Caldwell's Battalion Cavalry Appears on a muster roll for Dated Aug. 7, 1862 Enlisted: When: June 27, 1862 Where: Russell Va By whom: Otis Caldwell Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Present Remarks: Appointed 4th Corp. Aug. 7, 1862	Card 2 Appears on a muster roll for Mch. 1 to Apl. 1, 1864 (Dated Apl. 1, 1864) Enlisted: When: July 16, 1862 Where: Lebanon, Va By whom: Capt. Gent Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: Capt. Ward To what time: Dec. 31, 1862 Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 3 Appears on a muster roll for Aug. 31, 1863 to Oct. 31, 1864 (Dated Oct. 31, 1864) Enlisted: When: June 20, 1862 Where: Lebanon, Va By whom: Capt. Caldwell Period: War Last paid: By whom: Capt. Ward To what time: Dec. 31, 1862 Present or absent: Absent Remarks: Absent wounded
Card 4 Appears on a muster roll for Aug. 31 to Dec. 31, 1864 (Dated Dec. 31, 1864) Enlisted: When: June 20, 1862 Where: Lebanon, Va By whom: Capt. Caldwell Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: Capt. Ward To what time: Dec. 31, 1862 Present or absent: Absent Remarks: Absent wounded from 24 Sept. 1864 Bounty Bond due