Benajah Osmun

Benajah Osmun (died in June 1815, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi) was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati.

[3] Originally from Hunterdon County, New Jersey,[2] during the Revolutionary War, Benajah Osmun fought at the Battle of Quebec on December 31, 1775, led by General Richard Montgomery.

[5] Osmun served as 2nd Lieutenant and Quartermaster in the 2nd Battalion, 2nd New Jersey Regiment under Colonel Israel Shreve beginning on January 1, 1777.

[6] After resigning from the previous post, Osmun was made again 2nd Lieutenant on September 12, 1778, and was taken prisoner at Charleston on April 25, 1780.

[5] He was a good friend of Adam Cloud, an Episcopal minister who settled in Natchez and fought for religious freedom.