Benjamin H. Wade
Born: 1830
Birthplace: Franklin County, Virginia
Occupation before War:
Medical Doctor in Franklin County, Virginia
Civil War Career:
1861: Lt. Company G, 57th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Captain Company G, 57th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Major of 57th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1863: Lt. Colonel of 57th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1863: Mortally Wounded during Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg
1863: Died in an unspecified Hospital on the Gettysburg Battlefield
Died: July 5, 1863
Place of Death: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Age at time of Death: 32 or 33 years old
Burial Place: Unmarked Grave on battlefield, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
(In 1870 he could have been moved to Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
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