Beckwith, James

2012-08-09 05:50 PM
1838-05-29
1839-05-28
1861-09-12
1861-09-12
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). View source information 
  • "James Beckwith (Union)," in The American Civil War Research Database [database online], 2012. 9 January 2012. View source information 

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Seminary General Hospital, Georgetown

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Relationship updated: 2012-01-09 02:43 PM
  • Dates: Jun 30, 1861 - Jun 14, 1865
  • Place information:

    This general hospital was located in the female seminary in the rear of the Union Hotel.

    The Daily National Republican reported on Sept. 15, 1862, that "by a recent order, [the hospital] has been set apart for wounded and sick officers." Dr. J. F. Kennedy, U.S.A., was the surgeon in charge at this time.

Relationship information: Aged 23 years at time of admittance; admitted with typhoid fever; died at the hospital.

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2nd Maine Infantry

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Relationship updated: 2012-01-09 02:45 PM
  • Organization Dates: May 14, 1861 - Jun 09, 1863
  • Organization information: The 2nd Maine Infantry organized at Bangor, Maine on May 14, 1861, and was mustered out at Portland, Maine on June 9, 1863.
Relationship information: Beckwith enlisted into F Company, 2nd Maine Infantry as Private. He died of typhoid fever while serving this regiment.