Benjamin Matchett DONALD, Rockbridge, Virginia, 1841 - 1881
Benjamin Matchett DONALD was the son of John DONALD and Nancy MATCHETT. John DONALD was the son of James DONALD and Jennie Jane MCCORKLE. He was the great-grandson of Matthew DONALD and Eliabeth LYLE who are members of families that originally settled in Rockbridge, Virginia
Three of Benjamins's brothers, James Calvin DONALD, John A DONALD, and Robert DONALD fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War, along with Benjamin. All of them spent time in Yankee prison camps, and his brother Robert DONALD died in one.
Benjamin was never married and died in Texas
I have been able to piece together a lot of the DONALD and LYLE family tree from a book published in 1912 about the LYLE's in early Virginia.
From: Lyle Family: The Ancestry and Posterity of Matthew, John, Daniel and Samuel Lyle, Pioneer Settlers in Virginia
Facts and Timeline for DONALD Benjamin Matchett
16 Jul 1841
Birth
Rockbridge, Virginia
Benjamin Matchett DONALD is born in Rockbridge, Virginia, son of John DONALD and Nancy MATCHETT. He is their fourth child, and their third son. (I have sometimes seen his middle initial as J as well.)
11 Jun 1864
Civil war
Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio
James Calvin DONALD, age 27, was captured near Lexington, VA and sent to a prison camp in Wheeling, West Virginia. On 1 July 1864, he and two of his brothers, John and Benjamin were transfered to Camp Chase in Ohio were they remained til the end of the war.
8 May 1865
Civil war
Camp Chase, Ohio
James Calvin DONALD was released from Camp Chase after signing an Oath of Allegiance and returned home, with his brothers John and Benjamin.