Benjamin H. FROST

1836 - 1862  (~ 26 years)

• Name	Benjamin H. FROST
  Birth	Sep 1836	Shelby County, AL
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Oct 1862	Battle of Corinth, Adams County, MS
  	Cause: Killed in action
  Notes	(1) Source: "Ham," a Public Member Tree on Ancestry.com. (2) COMPANY C, 6th TEXAS CAVALRY REGIMENT, CSA <http://www.rosstexascavalrybrigade.com/6thtexascavalryregiment/6tcrc. html>: PVT FROST, Benjamin H., Co. "C" KIA [Killed in Action] at Battle of Corinth 4 Oct 1862. Enlisted at Dallas, Dallas, TX 10 Sep 1861. Age 25. He had a Double Barrel Shotgun, a 5 Shooter, a $120 horse and $20 worth of gear. He was sick in Arkansas 10 April 1862 and present in May - June 1862. He was described as 27, 5' 10" tall, fair complexion, dark eyes, dark hair. Pay and family settlement records included in file. (3) Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database <http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm>: Frost, Benjamin H. Battle Unit Name: 6th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Wharton, Stone's) Side: Confederacy Company: C Soldier's Rank In: Private Soldier's Rank Out: Private Alternate name: Film Number: M227 ROLL 12 Plaque Number: Notes: None * * * 6th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Wharton, Stone's) Overview: 6th Cavalry Regiment [also called 2nd Regiment] was organized with 1,150 men at Dallas, Texas, in September, 1861. Many of the men were from Dallas, McKinney, Waco, Austin, and Lancaster, and Bell County. The unit skirmished in the Indian Territory, fought at Elkhorn Tavern, then moved wast of the Mississippi River. It contained 803 effectives in the spring of 1862 and was dismounted during the battles at Corinth and Hatchie Bridge. Here the regiment reported 148 killed, wounded, or missing. Assigned to Ross' Brigade, it served with the Army of Tennessee during the Atlanta Campaign, was active in Tennessee, and ended the war in Mississippi attached to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. The field officers were Colonels Lawrence S. Ross, B. Warren Stone, and Jack Wharton; Lieutenant Colonels John S. Griffith and Peter F. Ross; and Robert M. White and Stephen B. Wilson.
  Person ID	I36672	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Franklin FROST,   b. 1 Sep 1800, Anderson County, TN d. 17 Apr 1883, Dallas County, TX (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth LAWLER,   b. Abt 1802   d. Bef 7 May 1843, Itawamba County, MS (Age ~ 41 years)
  Marriage	1 Oct 1818	Madison County, AL   [1]
  Family ID	F15847	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Citation Text: (1) Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties) [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999: Name: Benjamin Frost Gender: Male Spouse: Elizabeth Lawler Spouse Gender: Female Marriage Date: 1 Oct 1818 Marriage Place: Madison OSPage: 151.