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COL Benjamin Thomas Brockman

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COL Benjamin Thomas Brockman

Birth
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Death
8 Jun 1864 (aged 32)
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
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Confederate Officers' Section
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Confederate Army Officer; A Spartanburg, South Carolina, merchant at the start of the Civil War, he enlisted in the 13th South Carolina Regiment in 1861 and became a Captain. He had been promoted to Major by the time he was wounded at the Battle of Second Manassas in 1862, and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and, later, Colonel in 1863. After receiving severe head and arm wounds at Spotsylvania Courthouse on May 12, 1864, he was transfered to a Richmond hospital where he died from complications following the amputation of his left arm.
Confederate Army Officer; A Spartanburg, South Carolina, merchant at the start of the Civil War, he enlisted in the 13th South Carolina Regiment in 1861 and became a Captain. He had been promoted to Major by the time he was wounded at the Battle of Second Manassas in 1862, and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and, later, Colonel in 1863. After receiving severe head and arm wounds at Spotsylvania Courthouse on May 12, 1864, he was transfered to a Richmond hospital where he died from complications following the amputation of his left arm.

Bio by: Garver Graver

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  • Originally Created by: Garver Graver
  • Added: Jul 7, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7662322/benjamin_thomas-brockman: accessed ), memorial page for COL Benjamin Thomas Brockman (11 Dec 1831–8 Jun 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7662322, citing Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.