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Class of 1833

Vol. I
p565 745

(Born S. C.)

Benjamin E. Du Bose

(Ap'd S. C.)

Benjamin Eusebius Du Bose: Born July 5, 1809.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1829, to July 1, 1833, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 3d Infantry, July 1, 1833.

On graduation leave of absence, July 1 to Oct. 1, 1833, at the expiration of which, failing to report for duty, he was

Dropped, Oct. 1, 1833.

Civil History. — Planter, Darlington District, S. C., 1833‑37. School Teacher in Marengo and Choctaw Counties, Ala., 1837‑61.

Joined in the Rebellion of 1861‑66 against the United States.a

Civil History. — Unknown, nothing authentic having been received.

[Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900]

Vol. IV
p41 Died, Nov. 28, 1872, at Mt. Sterling, Ala.: Aged 63.

Thayer's Note:

a The Register may be mistaken here; there is "no trace" of him as having served the Confederacy, according to the Southern Historical Society Papers.

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