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Pvt Rufus Benjamin Beamguard

Birth
Death
7 Mar 1865 (aged 19)
Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
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Son of Adam and Mary Beamguard.

Joseph Hart gives b 12 Oct 1848. Age given as 12 in 1860 census.

Died in the road 7 miles north of Averysboro, N.C. on his way home from the Confederate Army.

Date of death is from "Under the Leaves of the Palmetto, York County's Confederate Veterans" book.

His name also appears on a roster of 4th Regiment of State Troops Junior Reserves South Carolina Volunteers. This unit was shown to have disbanded Feb. 1865. If so he would not have been in this unit at the time of his death. The only recorded battle before his death was at Wilmington, NC on Feb 22, 1865. The battle of Averysboro NC was fought March 16th, 1865, 8 days after his death.
Son of Adam and Mary Beamguard.

Joseph Hart gives b 12 Oct 1848. Age given as 12 in 1860 census.

Died in the road 7 miles north of Averysboro, N.C. on his way home from the Confederate Army.

Date of death is from "Under the Leaves of the Palmetto, York County's Confederate Veterans" book.

His name also appears on a roster of 4th Regiment of State Troops Junior Reserves South Carolina Volunteers. This unit was shown to have disbanded Feb. 1865. If so he would not have been in this unit at the time of his death. The only recorded battle before his death was at Wilmington, NC on Feb 22, 1865. The battle of Averysboro NC was fought March 16th, 1865, 8 days after his death.


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