Benjamin C. Christ
Benjamin C. Christ | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 12, 1824 50th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Benjamin Caspar Christ (September 12, 1824 – March 27, 1869) was an
Union army during the American Civil War. He commanded a brigade in the IX Corps of the Army of the Potomac at several important battles, including the Battle of Antietam
.
Antietam Battlefield
, Sharpsburg, Maryland.Christ grew up in Minersville, Pennsylvania, where, as an adult, he was a coal merchant and a hotel proprietor.
With the outbreak of the Civil War, Christ received an appointment on April 21, 1861, as the
Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor. When the Union army assaulted the Confederate works at Petersburg
, Christ was wounded. He left the field for only a short time before returning to command the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division in the IX Corps. He was mustered out on September 30, 1864.
At the close of the war, he received a
Petersburg
.
He died shortly after the war's end in 1869 in
Philadelphia
.
Veterans from his 50th Pennsylvania erected a monument on the Antietam Battlefield
in 1904. It features a bronze statue of Colonel Christ.
See also
References
- Bates, Samuel P., Martial Deeds of Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, State Printers.
- Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1959. ISBN 0-679-50013-8