| Birth: | Oct. 19, 1808
Newport
Newport County
Rhode Island, USA | | Death: | Nov. 10, 1887
Richmond
Richmond City
Virginia, USA | 
Commandant of the Confederate States Marine Corps. A graduate of the United States Military Academy in 1830, he also attended the French Army's Cavalry School in 1840. Promoted to Major in the United States Army in 1844, he served in the Black Hawk and Seminole Wars and in the Mexican War. Siding with the Confederacy at the start of the Civil War, he was appointed Colonel and Commandant of the Confederate Marine Corps in 1861, the only person to hold that position. Following the war he became a Richmond merchant. (bio by: Garver Graver)
Search Amazon for Lloyd Beall | | | Burial:
Hollywood Cemetery
Richmond
Richmond City
Virginia, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Garver Graver
Record added: Jul 07, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7662240 |
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