Benjamin F. Gentry

First Name: Benjamin
Middle Name(s): F.
Last Name: Gentry
Unit: 
Co. E, 29th Mississippi Infantry
Residence (County): 
Yalobusha County, MS
Biography: 

Benjamin F. Gentry (b. ca. 1845) was the son of William R. Gentry (b. ca. 1814) and Maria (b. ca. 1817). He served as a private in the “Oakland Rebels,” Co. E, 29th Mississippi Infantry. The Gentry family was from Tillatoba, Yalobusha County, Mississippi.

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
14674 Gentry1 July 12, 1862 Benjamin F. Gentry William R. Gentry , Maria Gentry Saltillo, MS Tillatoba, Yalobusha County, MS
14675 Gentry2 October 29, 1862 Benjamin F. Gentry William R. Gentry , Maria Gentry Knoxville, TN Tillatoba, Yalobusha County, MS
14677 Gentry3 August 22, 1863 Benjamin F. Gentry William R. Gentry , Maria Gentry Atlanta, GA Tillatoba, Yalobusha County, MS
14678 Gentry4 March 16, 1864 Benjamin F. Gentry William R. Gentry , Maria Gentry Dalton, GA Tillatoba, Yalobusha County, MS
14679 Gentry5 April 25, 1864 Benjamin F. Gentry William R. Gentry , Maria Gentry GA Tillatoba, Yalobusha County, MS

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