Fisher, Benjamin Franklin, 1834-1915
Variant namesEnlisted as 1st Lieutenant in the 3rd Pa. Reserves Corps, Co. H. (1861). Saw action with the Army of the Potomac. Became Captain in 1863, captured by Mosby's Raiders and sent to Libby Prison (1863-64); escaped and re-assigned to Army of Potomac on staff of Gen. Meade (1864). Commissioned Major in the Signal Corps (1863); became Colonel in charge of Signal Corps Bureau (1865-66). Brevetted Brig. Gen. and resigned from Army in 1866. Became a lawyer in the Philadelphia area and often spoke on the Civil War especially his escape from Libby Prison. Died in 1915.
From the description of The Benjamin F. Fisher papers, 1848-1984, (bulk 1848-1908) (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 22423825
Lawyer and U.S. Army officer, from Valley Forge (Chester Co.), Pa.
From the description of Papers, 1865-1914; (bulk 1865-1866). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19647059
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| referencedIn | Abbott, Asa Townsend, 1841-1923?. Asa Townsend Abbott papers, 1915-1923. | Library of Congress | |
| creatorOf | Fisher, Benjamin Franklin, 1834-1915. The Benjamin F. Fisher papers, 1848-1984, (bulk 1848-1908) | U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center | |
| creatorOf | Fisher, Benjamin Franklin, ca. 1835-1916. Papers, 1865-1914; (bulk 1865-1866). | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library |
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| associatedWith | Democratic Party (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Fisher, Alfred J. | person |
| associatedWith | Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891. | person |
| associatedWith | Kyle, David S. | person |
| associatedWith | Libby Prison. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891. | person |
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| associatedWith | United States. Army of the Potomac. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army. Signal Corps. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1834
Death 1915
