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Benjamin Franklin Burris

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Benjamin Franklin Burris

Birth
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
Death
16 May 1914 (aged 73)
Cotulla, La Salle County, Texas, USA
Burial
Cotulla, La Salle County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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8th Texas Cavalry Regiment
Mustered into Company C at Houston, TX on September 12, 1861.
Promoted to 3rd Corporal in August 1862.
Suffered gunshot wound to arm at Murfreesboro, TN on December 31, 1862.
Captured at Fayetteville, NC on March 10, 1865.
Forwarded to Hart's Island, NY.
Paroled at Hart's Island, NY in June 1865.
Member of Shannon's Scouts.
Married Jane Elizabeth Johnston on July 4, 1866.
8th Texas Cavalry Regiment
Mustered into Company C at Houston, TX on September 12, 1861.
Promoted to 3rd Corporal in August 1862.
Suffered gunshot wound to arm at Murfreesboro, TN on December 31, 1862.
Captured at Fayetteville, NC on March 10, 1865.
Forwarded to Hart's Island, NY.
Paroled at Hart's Island, NY in June 1865.
Member of Shannon's Scouts.
Married Jane Elizabeth Johnston on July 4, 1866.


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