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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1873

Vol. III
p221
2506

(Born Pa.)

Edgar S. Beacom

(Ap'd Pa.)

39

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1869, to June 13, 1873, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 24th Infantry, June 13, 1873.

Served: on frontier duty at Ft. McIntosh, Tex., Oct. 14, 1873, to May 25, 1875, — Ft. Duncan, Tex., to June 10, 1875, — Scouting, to Dec., 1875, — Ft. Duncan, Tex., to Dec., 1876, — Ft. Clark, Tex., Dec., 1876, — and Ft. Duncan, Tex., to Mar. 15, 1877; and on leave of absence, to Mar. 31, 1877.

Resigned, Mar. 31, 1877.

Civil History. — U. S. Deputy Collector of Customs at Eagle Pass, Tex., 1877‑84.

Died, Mar. 15, 1884, at Ft. Clark, Tex.: Aged 34.

See Annual Association of Graduates, U. S. M. A., 1884, for an obituary notice.º


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