He was born in 1820/21 (3 (40 in 1861), 6 (50 at death in 1862)). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (6).
When he enlisted, he was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3).
He enlisted and was mustered into service, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 12 November 1861 (1, 3). He was mustered in as a private, in company B (1, 3, 8-11).
He was killed accidentally, at Alexandria Virginia, on 4 July 1862, by a fall, while he was in confinement (1, 2, 3, 7). He was a private, in company B (8-11). He fell from a window in the hospital (6 [5 July 1862]) or from the Barracks at Washington and Wolfe Street (7). On 9 July 1862, he was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (6).
On 23 August 1862, Elizabeth Vaughn, his widow, unsuccessfully applied for a pension (4, 5).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Benjamin Vaughen)
2 company B Register of deaths (Benjamin Vaughn)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 29 June 2004 (Benjamin Vaughen)
4 pension index, by regiment (Benjamin Vaughn)
5 pension index, by name (Benjamin Vaughn)
6 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 5 July 1862 (Benj Vaughn)
7 'Local', Alexandria Gazette 5 July 1862 page 2; transcribed 26 March 2011, from GenealogyBank (Benjamin Vaughn)
8 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Benjamin Vaughan)
9 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Benjamin Vaughn)
10 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Benjamin Vaugh)
11 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Benjamin Vaughen)