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Robert Washington Brashears

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Robert Washington Brashears

Birth
Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
Death
23 Aug 1863 (aged 29)
De Valls Bluff, Prairie County, Arkansas, USA
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Robert Washington Brashears was born on 29 December 1833 in Lawrence County, Tennessee. He moved to Missouri with his parents and siblings in 1836. Robert married Martha Caroline "Mattie" Brown on 13 Mar 1856 in Lawrence County, Missouri. Their known children were:

John William 1857-1938
Frances 1858-bef 1870
Martha Jane 1862-1939

During the Civil War, Robert enlisted on 14 Aug 1862 as a private in the 7th Missouri Cavalry, Company K, of the Union Army. Later he joined the 8th Missouri Cavalry, Company F. While on field maneuvers near De Valls Bluff, Arkansas, Robert died from disease and fever on 23 August 1863.
Robert Washington Brashears was born on 29 December 1833 in Lawrence County, Tennessee. He moved to Missouri with his parents and siblings in 1836. Robert married Martha Caroline "Mattie" Brown on 13 Mar 1856 in Lawrence County, Missouri. Their known children were:

John William 1857-1938
Frances 1858-bef 1870
Martha Jane 1862-1939

During the Civil War, Robert enlisted on 14 Aug 1862 as a private in the 7th Missouri Cavalry, Company K, of the Union Army. Later he joined the 8th Missouri Cavalry, Company F. While on field maneuvers near De Valls Bluff, Arkansas, Robert died from disease and fever on 23 August 1863.

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Robert he may have been buried in the clay above the White River near De Valls Bluff as were many of the Union soldiers were who died on the nearby hospital rafts from disease and wounds.

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