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Goodwin, Benjamin F., Papers, 1864-1945, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
Goodwin, Benjamin F., Papers, 1864-1945, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
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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 …