Company C, 19th Battalion Virginia Heavy Artillery, Crutchfield's Brigade, G.W.C. Lee's Division, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Residence Fauquier County VA.; 5'10 1/2", brown hair, light complexion, hazel eyes.
Enlisted 6/17/1861 at Warrenton, he was mustered into "C" Co. VA 49th Infantry as a Private.
Wounded slightly 7/21/1861 Battle of 1st Manassas.
Absent, detailed on extra duty in QuarterMaster's Department at Manassas, on Sept & Oct 1861 Roll through March & April 1862 Roll.
Absent, detailed on extra duty in QuarterMaster's Department at Richmond, on May & June 1862 Roll through Sept & Oct 1863 Roll.
Transferred into "C(3)" Co. VA 19th Battn Heavy Artillery.
POW 4/6/1865 High Bridge, VA.; confined City Point 4/14/1865; confined Point Lookout, MD.; Oath Allegiance, released 6/23/1865 Point Lookout, MD.
The 19th Heavy Artillery Battalion was organized in June, 1862, with four companies, later increased to five.
Private James Minor Beckham was the son of Coleman Coals Beckham and Mary C Beckham. He was born in Culpepper Co, VA. He was married on 1 Sep 1866 in Albemarle Co, VA to Julia McCann Flannegan. Please correct the spelling of his
middle name to Minor. There is a James Madison Beckham who wrote the book about the Beckham family in Virginia but Pvt James Minor Beckham is not him.
Residence Fauquier County VA.; 5'10 1/2", brown hair, light complexion, hazel eyes.
Enlisted 6/17/1861 at Warrenton, he was mustered into "C" Co. VA 49th Infantry as a Private.
Wounded slightly 7/21/1861 Battle of 1st Manassas.
Absent, detailed on extra duty in QuarterMaster's Department at Manassas, on Sept & Oct 1861 Roll through March & April 1862 Roll.
Absent, detailed on extra duty in QuarterMaster's Department at Richmond, on May & June 1862 Roll through Sept & Oct 1863 Roll.
Transferred into "C(3)" Co. VA 19th Battn Heavy Artillery.
POW 4/6/1865 High Bridge, VA.; confined City Point 4/14/1865; confined Point Lookout, MD.; Oath Allegiance, released 6/23/1865 Point Lookout, MD.
The 19th Heavy Artillery Battalion was organized in June, 1862, with four companies, later increased to five.
Private James Minor Beckham was the son of Coleman Coals Beckham and Mary C Beckham. He was born in Culpepper Co, VA. He was married on 1 Sep 1866 in Albemarle Co, VA to Julia McCann Flannegan. Please correct the spelling of his
middle name to Minor. There is a James Madison Beckham who wrote the book about the Beckham family in Virginia but Pvt James Minor Beckham is not him.
Company C, 19th Battalion Virginia Heavy Artillery, Crutchfield's Brigade, G.W.C. Lee's Division, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Residence Fauquier County VA.; 5'10 1/2", brown hair, light complexion, hazel eyes.
Enlisted 6/17/1861 at Warrenton, he was mustered into "C" Co. VA 49th Infantry as a Private.
Wounded slightly 7/21/1861 Battle of 1st Manassas.
Absent, detailed on extra duty in QuarterMaster's Department at Manassas, on Sept & Oct 1861 Roll through March & April 1862 Roll.
Absent, detailed on extra duty in QuarterMaster's Department at Richmond, on May & June 1862 Roll through Sept & Oct 1863 Roll.
Transferred into "C(3)" Co. VA 19th Battn Heavy Artillery.
POW 4/6/1865 High Bridge, VA.; confined City Point 4/14/1865; confined Point Lookout, MD.; Oath Allegiance, released 6/23/1865 Point Lookout, MD.
The 19th Heavy Artillery Battalion was organized in June, 1862, with four companies, later increased to five.
Private James Minor Beckham was the son of Coleman Coals Beckham and Mary C Beckham. He was born in Culpepper Co, VA. He was married on 1 Sep 1866 in Albemarle Co, VA to Julia McCann Flannegan. Please correct the spelling of his
middle name to Minor. There is a James Madison Beckham who wrote the book about the Beckham family in Virginia but Pvt James Minor Beckham is not him.
Residence Fauquier County VA.; 5'10 1/2", brown hair, light complexion, hazel eyes.
Enlisted 6/17/1861 at Warrenton, he was mustered into "C" Co. VA 49th Infantry as a Private.
Wounded slightly 7/21/1861 Battle of 1st Manassas.
Absent, detailed on extra duty in QuarterMaster's Department at Manassas, on Sept & Oct 1861 Roll through March & April 1862 Roll.
Absent, detailed on extra duty in QuarterMaster's Department at Richmond, on May & June 1862 Roll through Sept & Oct 1863 Roll.
Transferred into "C(3)" Co. VA 19th Battn Heavy Artillery.
POW 4/6/1865 High Bridge, VA.; confined City Point 4/14/1865; confined Point Lookout, MD.; Oath Allegiance, released 6/23/1865 Point Lookout, MD.
The 19th Heavy Artillery Battalion was organized in June, 1862, with four companies, later increased to five.
Private James Minor Beckham was the son of Coleman Coals Beckham and Mary C Beckham. He was born in Culpepper Co, VA. He was married on 1 Sep 1866 in Albemarle Co, VA to Julia McCann Flannegan. Please correct the spelling of his
middle name to Minor. There is a James Madison Beckham who wrote the book about the Beckham family in Virginia but Pvt James Minor Beckham is not him.
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