Continued from September 9, 2016.
The incorrect grave marker for Augustus Beckmann also listed him as being in Company C of the 2nd Texas, as I found out, which was also incorrect. But after finding out about this company, it had an interesting history and some somewhat famous members.
This outfit sounds to me like they were somewhat of an upper class group. Plus, they were organized outside of Galveston. I doubt that fairly recent immigrants like Augustus and William Beckmann would have had enough money to belong to an elite group.
--Old Secesh
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