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Chase, Benjamin F. of Neillsville, Wis., July 1816 born at Buxton, York County, Maine, son of Benjamin t. and Submit Woodman Chase; Feb. 14, 1862 enlisted as corporal, Company C, 19th Wis. Infantry Rgt. unknown date promoted sergeant; April 29, 1865 mustered out; c.1869 married; April 3, 1879 Benjamin applied for a pension (pension certificate #180631); 1890 leaving at Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wis. 1900 lawyer at Waukesha; Oct. 18, 1909 his widow Jane Chase applied for a pension (pension certificate #693705) while living in Wisconsin.
wife Jane Chase, August 1845 born Ireland
sons Benjamin T Chase, July 1872 born in Wisconsin and Daniel W Chase June 1884 born in Wisconsin

19th WISCONSIN INFANTRY REGIMENT
Colonels Horace T. Sanders, Samuel K. Vaughn Lieutenant Cols. Charles Whipple, Rollin M. Strong, Samuel K. Vaughn (promoted col.), Majors. Alvin E. Bovay, Rollin M. Strong, Samuel K. Vaughn (promoted ltcol.), Amos O. Rawley.
This regiment was organized in the winter of 1861-62, at Camp Utley, Racine, and was ordered to Camp Randall, Wis. on April 20 to guard Confederate prisoners sent from Fort Donelson. It was mustered in April 30, 1862, left the state June 2, and was on garrison duty at Norfolk, Va., until April 14, 1863.
It was then on picket and guard duty at various points for about two weeks, when it was assigned to duty at West Point and Yorktown, Va. until the middle of August, and at Newport News, Va. until Oct. 8. It was then divided by companies for outpost and picket duty at points near New Bern, N. C., and was in several small engagements with the enemy.
It was ordered to Yorktown, April 28, 1864, and on May 12 the right wing, acting as a skirmish line, covered the 3rd Brigade. It accompanied the general advance upon Fort Darling, carried the first line of the enemy's works, and occupied the road in the rear of Fort Jackson, where the next day the regiment was united. It was compelled to fall back by the furious assault of a heavy force, but it did so in good order.
It took part in the operations about Petersburg, Va. doing siege and picket duty in the trenches. In August the veterans were sent home on furlough but returned in October, and participated in the engagement at Fair Oaks, a force of less than 200 men being engaged and suffering a loss of 136 wounded and captured.
They were joined by the non-veterans and the regiment was kept on picket duty in front of Richmond until April 3, 1865, when it entered the city and planted the regimental colors upon the city hall. It was on provost duty at Richmond, Fredericksburg and Warrenton, Va. until Aug. 4, and was mustered out at Richmond Aug. 9, 1865.
Its original strength was 973. Gain by recruits, 187; substitutes, 54; veteran reenlistments, 270; total, 1,484. Loss by death, 136; desertion. 46; transfer. 152; discharge, 345; mustered out, 805.
Sources: Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion; The Union Army; Pension Index; 1900 U. S. Census

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