Colonel
Robert
Franklin
Beckham
Born in Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 27
in Ashwood, Maury County, Tennessee
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Biography
Robert Franklin Beckham was a graduate of the United States Military Academy, a Lieutenant in the United States Engineers, commanded a horse artillery battalion under J E B Stuart and commanded the artillery of the II Corps of the Army of Tennessee with the rank of Colonel. He was mortally wounded at Columbia, before the Battle of Franklin.[1]
Son of John Grigsby Beckham and Mary Campbell Moore.[2] Robert passed away in 1864. Final resting place in Saint John's Church Cemetery, Ashwood, Tennessee.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Robert Franklin Beckham, Wikipedia.org, accessed May 6, 2020.
- ↑ Robert Franklin Beckham, FamilySearch.org, accessed May 6, 2020.
- ↑ Robert Franklin Beckham, Find A Grave: Memorial #7455311, accessed May 6, 2020.
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