Benson, a farmer in Bibb County, GA, enlisted as a private in Co. D of the 30th GA Infantry, the Huguenin Rifles, on September 25, 1861. He served as Acting Commissary Sergeant for the regiment during most of his time. Benson was discharged on September 26, 1862 when his one-year enlistment term was over.
After the war, he farmed in Bibb County until his death on October 10, 1877. Benson is buried in Macon, GA in Rose Hill Cemetery.
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