A Soldier's Diary by Wallace P. Benson 36th Regiment Illinois Volunteers Fox River Regiment Company H - Woodstock Rifles Diary from September 1861 to December 1861 Enlisting into the Fox River Regiment Diary from January 1862 to December 1862 Battle of Pea Ridge Battle of Perryville Diary from January 1863 to May 1863 Recuperating from Wounds   Wallace P. Benson's Life in Algonquin Benson Family History Benson Family Farm Location Benson Family Home Benson Gravesite