Life span: 08/24/1834 to 06/22/1892TabsLife SummaryFull name: Frederick William BenteenPlace of Birth: Petersburg, VABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Slave StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 1Family: Theodore Charles Benteen (father), Caroline Hargrove Benteen (mother), Catherine Lewis Norman (wife - January 7, 1862, St.Louis)Occupation: MilitaryMilitary: Union Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 10/22/1860 10/22/1860 Dickinson student, John F. Frederick '64, takes another drunken step towards ending his college career 11/26/1860 11/26/1860 In Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the Dickinson College faculty discipline a student for "hissing in the Chapel" Documents Images Frederick William Benteen, detail Bibliography