Augustus Beckmann was wounded the same day that his brother William was, April 7, 1861, at the second day of fighting at the Battle of Shiloh. He was wounded in the knee and then taken prisoner.
He was taken to Camp Dennison in Cincinnati where he died on May 9, 1862. All he had with him at the time was his German Testament. Years after the war, his body was disinterred and moved to Camp Chase in Columbus where he was reburied and had the incorrect name and company on his gravestone.
I have no doubt that part of the problem with his misidentification was because of his inability to speak English very well or his accent.
Of interest, his brother William Beckmann had been a prisoner at Camp Chase during the war.
--Old Secesh
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
Showing posts with label 2nd Texas Infantry Company F (German). Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2nd Texas Infantry Company F (German). Show all posts
Friday, September 30, 2016
Thursday, September 29, 2016
2nd Texas Infantry Beckmann Brothers-- Part 2: Both Wounded and Captured at Shiloh
William and Augustus Beckmann's (the column also lists a brother Charles) first and only battle was at Shiloh. Both brothers came through the first day's action, April 6, 1862, unscathed. But, the next day proved not as fortunate as both were wounded and taken prisoner. At this time, they were also separated.
William was shot in the calf and sent to a Union hospital in Louisville and then to Camp Chase in Columbus. Six months later he was heading home as part of a prisoner exchange. After the war, he settled in Mississippi, married, farmed and had a family.
He died in 1914.
William was shot in the calf and sent to a Union hospital in Louisville and then to Camp Chase in Columbus. Six months later he was heading home as part of a prisoner exchange. After the war, he settled in Mississippi, married, farmed and had a family.
He died in 1914.
Thursday, September 22, 2016
2nd Texas Infantry, the Beckmann Brothers-- Part 1: They Join Company F, A German-Speaking Unit
From the August 23, 2016, Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch "Theodore Decker Commentary: After 154 years, family finally learn fate of fallen Civil War soldier" by Theodore Decker.
The brothers, Augustus and William Beckmann came to America from the Grand Duchy of Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, Germany, to find a better life. They came for land and settled in Galveston, Texas.
Then, war came and they went to fight for their new country. They enlisted in the 2nd Texas Infantry and became part of Company F, an all-German unit. I imagine they felt comfortable with former countrymen. Company F was also called the Mounted riflemen.
Unfortunately, I have not been able to find out any more about Company F, but imagine they had an interesting history.
--Old Secesh
The brothers, Augustus and William Beckmann came to America from the Grand Duchy of Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, Germany, to find a better life. They came for land and settled in Galveston, Texas.
Then, war came and they went to fight for their new country. They enlisted in the 2nd Texas Infantry and became part of Company F, an all-German unit. I imagine they felt comfortable with former countrymen. Company F was also called the Mounted riflemen.
Unfortunately, I have not been able to find out any more about Company F, but imagine they had an interesting history.
--Old Secesh
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