Post by Pat (Friend) Thompson on Jul 20, 2011 6:37:10 GMT -5
Benjamin Currence Conrad was born about 1841 and a resident of Webster County, West Virginia when he became a member of the Confederate Infantry of the 2nd Virginia (Mounted) - Co. G of the 62nd Regiment. He was enlisted on the 27th of December in 1862 at Braxton County, Virginia as a Private and when he was discharged on the 12th of May in 1865 in Bulltown, Braxton County, Virginia (Now West Virginia) was a Captain.
Some of his conflicts were mostly in the Virginia area when he was arrested and taken prisoner by the Union on 27th of December in 1862 in Braxton County, Virginia. Benjamin was taken to a Prisoner camp in Camp Chase, Ohio and was received there on the 9th of January in 1863. Later transferred to City Point, Virginia where he was exchanged on 28th of March in 1863 for Union prisoners.
According to his CMSR, he has reported on the following dates: Present as of 30th April of 1863, absent on detached service on the 17th October 1864 and present as of 31st December 1864. It was on the 9th of May in 1865 that Benjamin and his company had surrendered in Bulltown, West Virginia.
Benjamin C. Conrad was the second great grandson of Jonas and Sarah (Skidmore) Friend through their daughter Nancy Friend who married John Currence. Benjamin was a County Clerk for many years in Webster Springs, Webster County, West Virginia.
Some of his conflicts were mostly in the Virginia area when he was arrested and taken prisoner by the Union on 27th of December in 1862 in Braxton County, Virginia. Benjamin was taken to a Prisoner camp in Camp Chase, Ohio and was received there on the 9th of January in 1863. Later transferred to City Point, Virginia where he was exchanged on 28th of March in 1863 for Union prisoners.
According to his CMSR, he has reported on the following dates: Present as of 30th April of 1863, absent on detached service on the 17th October 1864 and present as of 31st December 1864. It was on the 9th of May in 1865 that Benjamin and his company had surrendered in Bulltown, West Virginia.
Benjamin C. Conrad was the second great grandson of Jonas and Sarah (Skidmore) Friend through their daughter Nancy Friend who married John Currence. Benjamin was a County Clerk for many years in Webster Springs, Webster County, West Virginia.