(1836-09-03)September 3, 1836 West Liberty, Ohio, U.S.
Died
June 28, 1916(1916-06-28) (aged 79) Hillsboro, Ohio, U.S.
Place of burial
Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Allegiance
United States of America Union
Service/branch
United States Army Union Army
Years of service
1861–70
Rank
Colonel Brevet Major General
Unit
13th Ohio Infantry
Commands held
45th Ohio Infantry Cavalry Brigade, Gilmore's Division, Department of the Ohio 3rd Brigade, 4th Division, XXIII Corps
Battles/wars
American Civil War
Carnifex Ferry
Shiloh
Dutton's Hill
Defense of Cincinnati
Morgan's Raid
Rocky Face Ridge
Resaca
Relations
General Abram S. Piatt (Uncle) Donn Piatt (Uncle)
Other work
Freedmen's Bureau Episcopal priest Miami University trustee
Benjamin Piatt Runkle (September 3, 1836 – June 28, 1916) was an American military officer, Episcopal priest, and Freemason, who is noted as being one of the seven founders of Sigma Chi fraternity. Prior to joining the clergy, he served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.[1] He served as Chief Superintendent of Freedmen's Affairs in Kentucky, and was plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Runkle v. United States. Runkle also twice served as trustee of Miami University.
^Walter Lawrence Tobey (1900). The Diamond Anniversary Volume. p. 7. Retrieved 1 March 2011. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help) *Runkle's correct styling in this 1900 volume..."A Poem In Honor of the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the Founding of Miami University By Benjamin Piatt Runkle, LHD , Class of 1857. I Major and Brevet Colonel US Army. Brevet Major General U.S. Volunteers, A Founder of the Sigma Chi..."
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Global Information
United States of America
Colonel
Brevet Major General