James Bonham
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James Butler Bonham (February 20, 1807 ā March 6, 1836) was a 19th-century American soldier who died at the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. He was a second cousin of William B. Travis and was a messenger of the Battle of the Alamo. His younger brother, Milledge Luke Bonham, was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War, and served as Governor of South Carolina from 1862 to 1864.
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Born | February 20, 1807 Saluda County, South Carolina |
Died | March 6, 1836 (aged 29) San Antonio, Texas |
Allegiance | Republic of Texas |
Service/ | Texian Army |
Years of service | 1835-1836 |
Rank | Second lieutenant |
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