Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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McLean County, Kentucky, physician and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Nimrod C. Beckham and Carolina Beckham. Resident of Washington County, Kentucky, in 1850. Physician in McLean County in 1860. Served in the 17th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as first lieutenant and captain from January 4, 1862, to April 13, 1864. Died in military service in Loudon, Tennessee, on April 13, 1864.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County, p. 200A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, McLean County, Rumsey, p. 14.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 298.

Citation

Beckham, Robert L.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32204565 (November 12, 2026).

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Correspondence
Thomas M. Vincent to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-05-11

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