Benjamin Franklin Potts
Born: January 29, 1836
Birthplace: Fox Township, Carroll County, Ohio
Father: James Potts 1795 – 1879
(Buried: Corinth – Mechanicstown Cemetery, Mechanicstown, Ohio)
Mother: Jane Maple 1810 – 1881
(Buried: Corinth – Mechanicstown Cemetery, Mechanicstown, Ohio)
Wife: Angeline Jackson 1840 – 1905
(Buried: Forestvale Cemetery, Helena Montana)
Education:
1854 – 1855: Attended Westminster College
Occupation before War:
Clerk at Dry Goods Store in Wattsville, Ohio
Taught School in Ohio
Active Supporter of James Buchanan for President
Attorney in Carrollton, Ohio
1860: Ohio Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention
1860: Supporter of Stephen A. Douglas for President
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Captain of 32nd Ohio Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in the Battle of Cheat Mountain, Western Virginia
1861: Served in the Battle of Greenbrier River, Western Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of McDowell, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Cross Keys, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Port Republic, Virginia
1862: Served on detached duty with the artillery in Winchester, Virginia
1862: Took part in the surrender of Harper's Ferry
1862: Paroled and sent to Camp Douglas until exchanged
1862: Lt. Colonel of 32nd Ohio Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1865: Colonel of 32nd Ohio Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1863: Served in the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
1864: Served in the Atlanta Campaign, Georgia
Served in the expedition to Monroe, Louisiana
1865 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1865: Led his brigade during the Carolinas Campaign
1865: Led his brigade Grand Review of the Armies in Washington, D.C.
1865: Brevetted to the rank of Major General for service in the war
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army in January 1866
Occupation after War:
1868 – 1870: Ohio State Senator
1870 – 1883: Governor of Montana Territory
1883 – 1887: Suffered from rheumatism
Died: June 17, 1887
Place of Death: Helena, Montana
Cause of Death: Aneurysm of the aorta
Age at time of Death: 51 years old
Burial Place: Forestvale Cemetery, Helena, Montana
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