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Daniel W. Benham
Brigadier General, United States Army		 Ohio State Flag
His private headstone in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery reads:

Born Dec 23, 1837
Died Sept 16, 1905
He was a good citizen, a brave soldier,
And a professed Christian.
His earthly battles all fought to a close,
he rests here in peace,
under the shade and sod of Arlington
until such time reville shall sound for the dead.


Daniel Webster Benham of Ohio
Appointed from Ohio, Private, Company B, 6th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 10 April to 21 August 1861
Second Lieutenant, 18th United States Infantry, 24 October 1861
First Lieutenant, 19 February 1862
Captain, 8 February 1865
Transferred to the 36th United States Infantry, 21 September 1866
Transferred to the 7th United States Infantry, 19 May 1869
Major, 16 December 1888
Lieutenant Colonel, 4 July 1892
Colonel, 7 July 1897
Breveted Captain, 31 December 1862 for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of Mufreesboro, Tennessee, and Major, 13 March 1865, for gallant and meritorious services in the Atlanta Campaign.
Retired from active service 23 July 1898.

DW Benham Gravesite PHOTO
Photo By M. R. Patterson, October 2002

Posted: 22 August 2000 Updated: 18 August 2001 Updated: 9 October 2002  Updated: 14 December 2004 Updated: 5 September 2005
Updated: 29 October 2006

DW Benham Gravesite PHOTO December 2004
Photo By M. R. Patterson, 3 December 2004