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Title: History of the 121st regiment Pennsylvania volunteers. "An account from the ranks."
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Pennsylvania infantry. 121st regt., 1862-1865 Strong, William W., b. 1840 or 41, ed
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Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. Press of Catholic standard and times
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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him to resign, which he did February 16, 1882. He went to Gaines-ville, Florida, where he died March 21, 1882. His body was broughthome and buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Frankford, Pa. JACOB BENEDICT. Who among the survivors of the regiment can forget the manyinstances when the patient drollery of Jake Benedict relieved themonotony of our long and tiresome marches on the cold and drearynight, as, for instance, when camp was struck in the height of a storm?Always cheerful and full of fmi, his light disposition showed most toadvantage when his comrades were grave with the heavy burdens ofthe march or the discomforts of the camp under unfavorable circum-stanes. It was his delight to invent any scheme or prolong anydialogue that would tend to cheer up his comrades, and often, by theoriginality and fitness of application of his funny remarks, he raiseda laugh in which the entire regiment joined. It is to be regretted thatthe committee has been unable to trace up those in the possession of
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FIRST LIEUTENANT GEORGE W. PLUMER. APPENDIX, 141 facts that would enable us to give more extended mention of this goodand faithful soldier. It has been said that, before he enlisted, Jakewas a cab driver, in which calling there can be no doubt he was asuccess. He was sent to Mother Earth by a rifle shot from the enemywhile the regiment was charging down the slope of a hill in front ofPetersburg, June 18, 1864, and almost turned a double summersault,but very soon reported for duty in his accustomed place. Kind-heartedand ready to assist a comrade at the risk of his own life, as the writerhad occasion to know. On the evening of the 5th of Alay, 1864, whenthe entire division fell back precipitately before the enemy, at the riskof being captured or losing his life, he stuck close to a comrade who wascompletely exhausted and would have been unable to reach our lineshad not Jake Benedict fairly dragged him along. After serving hisentire term with his regiment in all its trials and triumphs,

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