Hosford, Benjamin F., ca. 1835-1864
Biographical Note
During the American Civil War, Benjamin F. Hosford served as a private of Company F of the 2nd Connecticut Infantry Regiment in the Union Army in 1861. At the age of 29, he was killed in action while the captain of Company D of the 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery Regiment at the Battle of Cedar Creek on October 19, 1864, at the age of 29. He is buried in Forest View Cemetery, Winsted, Connecticut.
External sources:
"Capt Benjamin F. Hosford", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125186912/benjamin-f-hosford, accessed October 30, 2023.
"Hosford, Benjamin F." (2nd Connecticut Infantry), National Park Service's Civil War soldier database, https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=4B4DE9A9-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A, accessed October 30, 2023.
"Hosford, Benjamin F." (2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery), National Park Service's Civil War soldier database, https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=4A4DE9A9-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A, accessed October 30, 2023.
"Benjamin F Hosford" in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/945877:1555, accessed October 30, 2023.