John Benson of Co. H, 11th Ky. Cav. He was born in Harrison Co., Ky. on Dec. 29, 1842. He originally enlisted in Co. A, 1st Ky. Mounted Rifles on Oct. 18, 1861 at Prestonsburg, Ky. He was captured at the Battle of Green River on July 4, 1863 and spent the rest of the war in Camp Douglas. After the war he returned to Harrison Co. He was married twice and had 12 children. According to his pension application he never took the oath of alligance. He died on Aug. 5, 1918 in Robertson Co., Ky. and is buried in Republican Christian Church Cemetery in Harrison Co., Ky.
Also Pvt. William Hunt of Co. H, 11th Ky Cav. was a first cousin of John Benson and their service records are very similar. Hunt was also originally in Co. A, 1st Ky. Mounted Rifles and he was also captured during Morgan's Ohio-Indiana Raid. After the war he returned to Harrison Co. He is buried at Beaver Baptist Cemetery in Harrison Co., Ky.
This information is courtesy of Larry Benson, great grandson of the above John Benson.
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