Ellis-Ellsworth-Giddings Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameBenjamin Clark Howland 
Birth28 Apr 1844, Dennisport, Barnstable, Ma.
Death18 Jul 1887, Providence, R.I.
FatherBenjamin F. Howland (1806-1874)
MotherTabitha Ellis (1807-)
Misc. Notes
Sources & Information:
Item 1.Ruth Hebenstreit, <RrH1JaH2@@cs.com>
Item 2.Benjamin Howland a Civil War Veteran.
Item 3.The book, THE HOWLANDS OF AMERICA, page 420.
"He was in the Battle of Petersburg, at Hatcher's Run, Virginia, at Weldon's Plank Road, etc.
At the capture of Petersburg, a bible in his breast pocket was penetrated by a spent ball.
At the battle of Sailor's Creek he was struck, and bears a scar on his left shoulder, but was not disabled. At Lee's surrender his knapsack was shattered to fragments. While in the Service he was not excused from duty for a day, but in consequence of hardship endured he has been an invalid for some years."
Benjamin Clark Howland while in the Service of His Country contracted Tuberculosis, or
Consumption as it was then known, which eventually caused his death.
Item 1.Ruth Hebenstreit, <RrH1JaH2@@cs.com>
Item 2.Benjamin Howland a Civil War Veteran.
Item 3.The book, THE HOWLANDS OF AMERICA, page 420.
"He was in the Battle of Petersburg, at Hatcher's Run, Virginia, at Weldon's Plank Road, etc.
At the capture of Petersburg, a bible in his breast pocket was penetrated by a spent ball.
At the battle of Sailor's Creek he was struck, and bears a scar on his left shoulder, but was not disabled. At Lee's surrender his knapsack was shattered to fragments. While in the Service he was not excused from duty for a day, but in consequence of hardship endured he has been an invalid for some years."
Benjamin Clark Howland while in the Service of His Country contracted Tuberculosis, or
Consumption as it was then known, which eventually caused his death.