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This collection includes pensions, speeches, and special orders of Benjamin Goodwin.
Benjamin Franklin Goodwin, a Civil War veteran, was born in 1834, in Steubenville, Ohio. Goodwin was married to Louisa A. Klaberg (1844-1923) in 1859, and enlisted in the Company C of the 119th Illinois Infantry Regiment in August of 1862. He began as a private and saw promotions to the rank of second lieutenant. He served in such campaigns as the Yazoo River Expedition, the River Campaign, Savannah Campaign, and the Mobile Campaign. The most notable battles he fought in was the Battle of Pleasant Hill and the Battle of Nashville. In the late 1860s, he moved with Louisa to Pittsburg, Kansas. A blacksmith by profession, Goodwin was said to have been personally acquainted with Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. B. F. and Louisa Goodwin had several children, including two sons, Charles W. and Harry F., and a daughter, Pearl. He was involved in local organizations including the Grand Army of the Republic, and the Masonic Order. He passed away in 1926.
Publication Date
9-24-2021
Keywords
Military and War, Social Life and Behavior
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Size of Collection
.25 linear feet
Dates of Collection
1864-1945
Manuscript Number
SpC MS 0320
Recommended Citation
Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library, "Goodwin, Benjamin F., papers, 1864-1945" (2021). Finding Aids. 322.
https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/fa/322