HALSTEAD, Colonel Benton [Halsted]

1834 - 1919  (84 years)

• Name	HALSTEAD, Benton [Halsted]
  Prefix	Colonel
  Birth	11 Mar 1834	Shandon ["Paddy's Run"], Butler County, Ohio   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	11 Oct 1861	Union Army, Civil War veteran   [2, 3]
  	Enlisted Butler County, Ohio, Hickcox Company D, 69th Ohio Volunteer Infantry; appt'd SgtMaj 13 Nov 1861, 69th Oh.Vol.Inf.; 8 Jun 1865 appt. Colonel of 197th Ohio Vol.Inf. Wounded in battle of Reseca. Addt'l given in source. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` The following comes from the Arlington National Cemetery Website: "Benton Halstead Colonel, United States Army, October 8, 1861: Lewis D. Campbell, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter recommending Benton Halstead of Cincinnati as a suitable person to be conditionally appointed a 2nd Lieutenant for the purpose of recruiting for the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Bears the endorsement of William Beckett, and Israel Williams, members of the District Recruiting Committee for Butler County, Ohio. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 197TH REGIMENT, OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ONE-YEAR SERVICE The 197th Regiment was organized at Camp Chase, Ohio, under the last call of the President for volunteers during the Civil War. It was mustered into service, one thousand strong, April 12th, 1865, for one year, under Colonel Benton Halstead, and was the last regiment to leave the state. A majority of the officers and many of the rank and file had seen service in other regiments and were fully equipped and ready for service in the field as soon as mustered in. The regiment left Camp Chase for Washington April 25th, and on arrival was assigned to the Ninth Army Corps and went into camp near Alexandria, Va. It was assigned with the 215th Pennsylvania, 155th Indiana, as the Provisional Brigade. Soon after this organization was completed the brigade was ordered by rail to Dover, Delaware, and was in camp for one month, employed in guard duty and drill. During the month of June the headquarters of the regiment were at Havre-de-Grace, Maryland, and detachments were sent out to guard the railroads and bridges toward Baltimore. While stationed here the designation of the regiment was changed to the Separate Brigade, Eighth Army Corps. During the month of July the regiment was stationed at Fort Worthington, near Baltimore, and performed garrison duty continuously until ordered to Ohio to be mustered out. But one Jerome Township soldier served in this regiment, Emanuel Lape. The regiment was composed of a splendid body of men, well drilled and disciplined, who were anxious for service in the field, but the war closed just as the regiment was mustered into service and before it reached the front. The loss by death was eighteen. The regiment was mustered out at Tod Barracks, Columbus, Ohio, August 6th, 1865. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- HALSTEAD, BENTON COL 197 OHIO INF VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown DATE OF DEATH: 02/26/1919 DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown BURIED AT: SITE 65 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY HALSTEAD, LENORE D/O BENTON DATE OF DEATH: 12/20/1918 DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown BURIED AT: SECTION FT MY SITE 65 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY DAUGHTER OF BENTON HALSTEAD - COL 197 OHIO INF HALSTEAD, ROWENA W/O BENTON DATE OF BIRTH: 12/12/1856 DATE OF DEATH: 05/03/1946 DATE OF INTERMENT: 05/06/1946 BURIED AT: SECTION FT MY SITE 65 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Posted: 15 May 2005
  Historic event	1864	Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia   [4]
  	"The first typewriter was devised at Atlanta, Georgia, in 1864, and a working model of it completed July 21, 1865, and used in his law office for five years, by Colonel Benton Halstead, Cincinatti lawyer, soldier, inventor."
  Census	1 Jun 1880	Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA   [5]
  Benton Halstead [Rowena] Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH abt 1835 Ohio Self Rowena Halstead [Benton] Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH abt 1857 Kentucky Wife Laurence Halstead [Benton and Rowena] Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH abt 1876 Ohio Son Benton Halstead [Benton and Rowena] Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH abt 1877 Ohio Son Elonora Halstead [Benton, Rowena] Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH abt 1880 Ohio Daughter
  Census	15 Apr 1910	Washington City, Washington County, District of Columbia, USA   [6]
  family 1936/109/163 Washington, District of Columbia Halstead, Benton head W M 75 m1 35 years OH SC IN clrk business bu? Halstead, Rowena S. wife W F 53 m1 35 3/2 KY VT OH and two lodgers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`
  _UID	8BE3976DFF975440A10BFCB3292E9AFCE4DB
  Death	26 Feb 1919	Washington City, Washington County, District of Columbia, USA   [7]
  Burial	Aft 26 Feb 1919	Arlington Nat'l. Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia   [3, 8, 9]
  	HALSTEAD, BENTON COL 197 OHIO INF VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown DATE OF DEATH: 02/26/1919 DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown BURIED AT: SITE 65
  Person ID	I6994	Garys-Tree
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2009

  
  

  Father	HALSTEAD, Griffin "Colonel Griff" [Holstead],   b. 11 Jun 1802, Orange County, North Carolina, USA d. 25 Oct 1884, Shandon ["Paddy's Run"], Butler County, Ohio (Age 82 years)
  Mother	WILLETS, Clarissa,   b. Mar 1804, Paint Creek, Ross County, Ohio d. 29 Aug 1864, Shandon ["Paddy's Run"], Butler County, Ohio (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	1 Nov 1827  [10]
  Family ID	F2374	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SMITH, Rowena S.,   b. 12 Dec 1856, Letonia Springs, Kentucky d. 3 May 1946 (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	16 Dec 1874  [1]
  Children	1. HALSTEAD, Brigadier General Laurence Sr.,   b. 21 Oct 1875, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA d. 1953 (Age 77 years)   2. HALSTEAD, Benton Clifford,   b. 30 Dec 1876, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA d. 23 May 1901, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA (Age 24 years)   3. LENORE, Elonora HALSTEAD,   b. 6 Jan 1880, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA d. 20 Dec 1918, Washington City, Washington County, District of Columbia, USA (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F2446	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] "The Story of The Halsteads In The United States". p.104 [S8] "The Story of The Halsteads In The United States". p.38 [S477] Cemetery records of. Arlington National Cemetery Website [S8] "The Story of The Halsteads In The United States". pgs. 9 & 104 [S67] Census rolls. 1880 Fed'l census for Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH [S67] Census rolls. 1910 Fed'l census for Washington, District of Columbia [S104] The Story of the Halsteads of the United Statesb. [S8] "The Story of The Halsteads In The United States". p.10 [S1205] Nationwide Gravesite Locator - veterans. [S8] "The Story of The Halsteads In The United States". p.100