Image: Lewis Benedict Col 162d NYVI

Description: Colonel Lewis Benedict (b. 2 Sept. 1817 - d. 9 April 1864), of the 162nd New York Volunteer Infantry. Note: This image was scanned and cropped from an engraving facing the title page of the following book: Benedict, Henry Marvin. A memorial of Brevet Brigadier General Lewis Benedict, Colonel of 162d Regiment N. Y. V. I., who fell in battle at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864. Albany, N.Y.: J. Munsell, 82 State Street, 1866. The author, Henry M. Benedict, died 1875. Page 147 of this book states (which helps explain the book's title) that: "ACTION BY THE PRESIDENT AND SENATE. The President, on the recommendation of the Secretary at War, nominated, for Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. Volunteers: "Colonel Lewis Benedict of the One Hundred and Sixty Second New York Volunteers, for gallant conduct at Port Hudson, Louisiana, to date from March 13, 1865." This nomination was confirmed by the Senate, July 23, 1866.
Title: Lewis Benedict Col 162d NYVI
Credit: Scan from the original work
Author: Henry M. Benedict (died 1875)
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License: Public domain
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