Benjamin F. Bridges
b. abt 1835 probably from Powdersville, SC
d. 10 Sep 1862 in Adams Run, just outside Charleston, SC
Enlisted at Camp Leesburg, 1 Jun 1862 CSA.
16th, Company B Third Reserves, Company G
Infantry
Died September 10, 1862, pneumonia. Family stories indicate that James McNeely, also of the Sixteenth was with Benjamin when he died and that he married a sister of Benjamin's.
Benjamin F. BRIDGES died in a Civil War Hospital in Charleston, SC and was buried there. There was no way to get his body back to the Powdersville, SC area. His company was stationed in Adams Run which is outside of Charleston. His company was under attack or attacking union soldiers all the months before his death. B.F. was not buried on the peninsula of Charleston.
Father:James Bridges b. 1775 in SC
Mother: Frances Hitt b. 1804 in SC
Brother's: Charles W Bridges b. 1829; Thomas Yancey Bridges b. 1836, d. 1917
Wife: Elizabeth Smith b. 1835
Had 3 sons and a daughter: John W Bridges b. 1857, d. 1884; William Capers Bridges b. 1859, d. 1920; Thomas Yancy "TY" Bridges b. 1861, d. 1935; Frances Bridges
What I know about the 16th:
16th Infantry Regiment, recruited in Greenville County, was organized and mustered into Confederate service in December, 1861. It moved to Charleston and for a time was stationed at Adams Run under General Hagood. During December, 1862, the unit was ordered to Wilmington, North Carolina and in May, 1863, to Jackson, Mississippi where it was assigned to General Gist's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. After sharing in the defense of Jackson, it was stationed at Rome, Georgia, during the Chickamauga Campaign. Later it joined the Army of Tennessee, fought in the Atlanta Campaign, and endured Hood's winter operations in Tennessee. The 16th ended the war in North Carolina.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you, --NDR