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1 of 1977 Purse, Benjamin Snyder

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Name	Purse, Benjamin Snyder
Other Names	Benjamin Snyder Purse Ben
Born	8/6/1842
Birthplace	Savannah, Georgia
Places of residence	Savannah, Georgia
Father	Thomas Pilkington Purse
Mother	Eliza Jane Gugel
Nationality	United States of America
Notes	Enlisted as a private in Co. C, 1st Georgia Regiment Infantry (Olmstead's) May 31, 1861. He was captured near Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia July 3, 1864 and sent to Ft. Douglas, Illinois. He was exchanged May 23, 1865 in New Orleans, Louisiana. After the Civil War he practiced as a medical physician in Savannah, Georgia.
Occupation	Physician
Role	Military
Spouse	Emma Louise Bulger

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