Benjamin H. Coffman

First Name: Benjamin
Middle Name(s): H.
Last Name: Coffman
Unit: 
Co. H, 33rd Virginia Infantry
Rank: 
Corporal
Residence (County): 
Page County, VA
Biography: 

Benjamin H. Coffman (b. ca. 1827) was a Page County, Virginia farmer. He served as a corporal in Co. H, 33rd Virginia Infantry and was wounded at the Battle of Malvern Hill on July 1, 1862. Coffman was captured at the Battle of Spotsylvania on May 12, 1864 and confined at Fort Delaware until he was exchanged on October 30, 1864. The surname is Kauffman in the 1860 Census.

Authored Letters

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IDsort ascending Letter Date Author Recipient From To
14858 Coffman3 August 23, 1864 Benjamin H. Coffman Euphemia Coffman DE Page County, VA
14857 Coffman2 June 8, 1864 Benjamin H. Coffman Euphemia Coffman DE Page County, VA
14854 Coffman1 July 12, 1863 Benjamin H. Coffman Euphemia Coffman Hagerstown, Washington County, MD Page County, VA

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