BENJAMIN RICE BRIGHAM
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BENJAMIN RICE BRIGHAM
Died: 21 April 1836
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DEAD ON THE FIELD OF HONOR
THIS MONUMENT STANDS AT THE GRAVE OF BENJAMIN RICE BRIGHAM WHO WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED APRIL 21 1836
NEARBY REST LEMUEL STOCKTON BLAKEY, JOHN C HALE, GEORE A LAMB, DR. WM JUNIUS MOTTLEY, MATHIAS COOPER THOMAS PATTON FOWLE, ASHLEY R STEPHENS WHO WERE ALSO KILLED OR MORTALLY WOUNDED IN THE BATTLE AT SAN JACINTE
OLWYN J TRASK DIED ON GALVESTON ISLAND ABOUT MARCH 20 FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE WOUND AND RECEIVED ON THE SAN JACINTO BATTLEFILED IN THE SKIRMISH OF APRIL 20 1836. THIS SHAFT WAS ERRECT IN 1881 BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE CITIZENS OF TEXAS TO FOREVER MARK THE SPOT WHERE THESE HEROES SLEEP AND TO PERPETUATE A KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR NAMES AND PROWESS.
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BillionGraves.com record for BENJAMIN RICE BRIGHAM (21 April 1836), BillionGraves Record DeZavalla Cemetery, Channelview, Harris, Texas, United States, North America
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