Individual Details
Benjamin F. Heistand
(Abt 1832 - 2 Aug 1864)
Benjamin Heistand resided at Leaf River, Illinois. He served in Company D, 92nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, and died in Andersonville Prison.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1832 |  |  | ||
| Death | 2 Aug 1864 | Andersonville, Sumter, GA | | ||
| Burial | |
Families
| Spouse | Lydia Rice (1818 - 1887) |
| Father | Henry Hiestand (1803 - 1869) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Newcomer (1807 - 1881) |
| Sibling | Mary E. Heistand (1831 - 1898) |
| Sibling | Sarah Heistand (1836 - 1921) |
| Sibling | Barbara Heistand (1839 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Jonathan Heistand (1842 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Ann B. Heistand (1844 - ) |
| Sibling | Henry Heistand (1845 - 1927) |
Notes
Birth
Harriet Fletcher, relying on the Rice Cemetery Survey by Raymond Buker, listed 7 September 1817 as Benjamin Heistand's birth, but this seems too early. Benjamin's parents, Henry Heistand and Elizabeth Newcomer, would have been 14 and 10, respectively.Death
Benjamin Hiestand died in Andersonville Prison during the Civil War. Another source, either Thomas Williams or Harriet Fletcher, gave 6 February 1858 as Benjamin Heistand's death date.Burial
Benjamin F. Hiestand has two tombstones: one at the Andersonville National Cemetery and the other in the Silver Creek Cemetery, Leaf River, Illinois.Endnotes
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