Pvt. Benton V. Graves was wounded at the Battle of Gaines Mill, June 1862. He is listed as one of the wounded in The Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia) on June 30, 1862 and his application for a new "wooden leg" is contained in the Virginia Confederate Military Archives of 1882. Family verbal history describes his loss of his leg as a result of being hit by a cannon ball while riding a horse.
