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Capt Samuel Horace Beckwith

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Capt Samuel Horace Beckwith

Birth
Madison, Madison County, New York, USA
Death
6 Dec 1916 (aged 78)
Hampton City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Hamilton, Madison County, New York, USA
Plot
Section 4B Lot 15
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GRANTS SHADOW. 11TH Regiment Military Telegrapher and cipher operator to General Grant 1862-1866. He was the only man at headquarters who was intrusted with the key to the cipher in which dispatching to an from the commanding general were received and sent. He carried with fidelity the secrets of the nation.
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U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938
about Samuel H Beckwith
Name: Samuel H Beckwith
Birth Year: abt 1838
Keyed Birth Location: Madison Ny
Birth State: NY
Birth City: Madison
Admitted Year: 1890
Age at Admission: 52
State: Virginia
City: Hampton
Branch: Roseburg Branch
Telegrapher and Bookkeeper
Loss of vision
admitted: 15 Dec 1890
Discharged:28 Oct 1901 to William Watson Jr. of 1117 Howard Ave., Utica, NY
GRANTS SHADOW. 11TH Regiment Military Telegrapher and cipher operator to General Grant 1862-1866. He was the only man at headquarters who was intrusted with the key to the cipher in which dispatching to an from the commanding general were received and sent. He carried with fidelity the secrets of the nation.
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U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938
about Samuel H Beckwith
Name: Samuel H Beckwith
Birth Year: abt 1838
Keyed Birth Location: Madison Ny
Birth State: NY
Birth City: Madison
Admitted Year: 1890
Age at Admission: 52
State: Virginia
City: Hampton
Branch: Roseburg Branch
Telegrapher and Bookkeeper
Loss of vision
admitted: 15 Dec 1890
Discharged:28 Oct 1901 to William Watson Jr. of 1117 Howard Ave., Utica, NY

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