Bennett, Frank T., 1834-1871
Variant namesFrank T. Bennett, the son of Daniel R. Bennett and Ann Taylor, was born in 1834. In 1861 he enlisted in the 55th Pennsylvania Volunteers and was given a commission as a lieutenant colonel. In March 1862 Bennett was taken prisoner on Tybee Island, off the coast of Georgia. He was subsequently imprisoned in jails in Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina, and was paroled in October 1862. Bennett was captured again later in the war and held in Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia.
From the description of Frank T. Bennett diary, 1862. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 61769426
Union Army officer with the 55th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; from Minersville (Schuylkill Co.), Pa.
From the description of Papers, 1862-1864. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20839550
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| creatorOf | Bennett, Frank T., 1834-1871. Frank T. Bennett diary, 1862. | Historical Society of Pennsylvania | |
| creatorOf | Bennett, Frank T. Papers, 1862-1864. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library |
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| associatedWith | Bennett, Horace C., d. 1862. | person |
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| associatedWith | United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 55th (1861-1865) | corporateBody |
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Birth 1834
Death 1871
