Austin Dumeste Brockenbrough

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Austin Dumeste Brockenbrough

Birth
Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Death
7 Oct 1842 (aged 39)
Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA
Burial
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 5, lot 374
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Austin Brockenbrough, son of John Champe Brockenbrough and Lucy Hipkins, his wife, was born at Port Royal, Caroline Co., Virginia in 1802, and was baptized on 13 March 1803.
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Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N. Y. " by George Washington Cullum, published 1891

Born Virginia, Austin Brockenbrough was a Cadet of the Military Academy from July 1, 1814, to July 1, 1819, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army. He served in garrison at Norfolk harbor, Va., 1819; on Recruiting service, 1819-20; in garrison at Ft. Nelson, Va., 1820-23; on Topographical duty, May 5, 1823, to Mar. 20, 1828; and in garrison at Ft. Constitution, N. H., 1828-33

Military Promotions
2d Lieut., Corps of Artillery, July 1, 1819
2d Lieut., 3d Artillery, in Re-Organization of Army, June 1, 1821
1st Lieut., 3d Artillery, Oct. 1, 1826
Resigned, Jan. 30, 1833

Civil History - Counselor at Law in Virginia, 1835-40. Died, Sep. 6, 1842, at Key West, Fla.: Aged 39
Contributed.

Austin Brockenbrough, son of John Champe Brockenbrough and Lucy Hipkins, his wife, was born at Port Royal, Caroline Co., Virginia in 1802, and was baptized on 13 March 1803.
Contributed
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Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N. Y. " by George Washington Cullum, published 1891

Born Virginia, Austin Brockenbrough was a Cadet of the Military Academy from July 1, 1814, to July 1, 1819, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army. He served in garrison at Norfolk harbor, Va., 1819; on Recruiting service, 1819-20; in garrison at Ft. Nelson, Va., 1820-23; on Topographical duty, May 5, 1823, to Mar. 20, 1828; and in garrison at Ft. Constitution, N. H., 1828-33

Military Promotions
2d Lieut., Corps of Artillery, July 1, 1819
2d Lieut., 3d Artillery, in Re-Organization of Army, June 1, 1821
1st Lieut., 3d Artillery, Oct. 1, 1826
Resigned, Jan. 30, 1833

Civil History - Counselor at Law in Virginia, 1835-40. Died, Sep. 6, 1842, at Key West, Fla.: Aged 39
Contributed.

Gravesite Details

age 68