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Beckwith, James
Last Modified:
2012-08-09
Date of Birth (not before):
1838-05-29
Date of Birth (not after):
1839-05-28
Date of Death (not before):
1861-09-12
Date of Death (not after):
1861-09-12
Additional information:
Beckwith's birth date range has been calculated based on his age given at time of enlistment. Beckwith was 22 years old when he enlisted on 28 May 1861.
Sources:
The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion (1861-1865)
, part 3, vol 1, (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1888).
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"James Beckwith (Union)," in
The American Civil War Research Database
[database online], 2012. 9 January 2012.
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Seminary General Hospital, Georgetown
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Relationship Additional Information:
Aged 23 years at time of admittance; admitted with typhoid fever; died at the hospital.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-01-09
Relationship Beginning Date:
Sept 06, 1861
Relationship Ending Date:
Sept 12, 1861
Organizations related to this Person
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2nd Maine Infantry
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Relationship Additional Information:
Beckwith enlisted into F Company, 2nd Maine Infantry as Private. He died of typhoid fever while serving this regiment.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-01-09
Relationship Beginning Date:
May 28, 1861
Relationship Ending Date:
Sept 12, 1861
