Benjamin F. Lowe, Jr. 2nd Lieutenant, Co. K, 3rd Arkansas Infantry, enlisted May 20, 1861 at Hamburg, Arkansas, promoted 1st Lieutenant, September 19, 1863, his name appears on a roll of the Texas Brigade, Field's Division, 1st Army Corps., commanded by Col. F. S. Bass on the Exterior Line Richmond Defenses Chas. City Road, Jan. 27, 1865, paroled June 20, 1865 at Montgomery, Alabama and also June 10 at Memphis, Tenn., description: 5' 8", light hair, dark eyes, dark complexion, his records contain correspondence from the War Department and the Texas Commissioner of Pensions*** dated July 8, 1915.

M317: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Arkansas

***Mrs. Benjamin F. Lowe filed for a Texas Confederate Widow's pension from Tarrant* County, Texas. n. d., #A- 31650 [Index to Texas CSA Pension Files,

Virgil D. White]

[Widow Mary A. Connell Lowe (1847-1929)]

* Tarrant and Parker County are adjacent

Benjamin Franklin Lowe
Birth:Â
Mar. 1, 1839
Perryville
Decatur County
Tennessee, USA
Death:Â
Sep. 13, 1891, buried Poolville Cemetery, Parker* County, Tx
Poolville
Parker County
Texas, USA

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1860 United States Federal Census about B F Lowe

Name: B F Lowe [B F Fowler]

Age in 1860: 21
Birth Year: abt 1839
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1860: District 6, Decatur, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Post Office: Decaturville
Household Members:
Name Age
Theopolus Lowe 53
E Lowe 38
B F Lowe 21 Farmer
E Lowe 19
C D Lowe 49