Benjamin T. Brockman
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Benjamin Thomas Brockman (December 11, 1831 – ca. June 12, 1864) was a merchant and a Confederate officer in the American Civil War.
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Benjamin Thomas Brockman | |
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Born | (1831-12-11)December 11, 1831 South Carolina, US |
Died | June 12, 1864(1864-06-12) (aged 32) Richmond, Virginia |
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Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
Service/ | Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1861-1864 |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands held | 13th South Carolina Infantry |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
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Brockman was born in South Carolina, the eldest son of Colonel and Senator Thomas Patterson Brockman and the granduncle of Tallulah Brockman Bankhead. He was also descended from John Brockman, Jr., and was the great-nephew of Major Brockman, both of whom were American Revolutionary War veterans in the English Brockman family, a cavalier family that settled in Virginia in the late 17th century.