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Benjamin F. Highsmith
Born	September 11, 1817 St. Charles District, Missouri Territory, US
Died	November 20, 1905 (aged 88) Uvalde County, Texas, US
Allegiance	Republic of Texas United States
Battles	Texas Revolution Battle of Velasco Battle of Gonzales Battle of Concepción Grass Fight Siege of Bexar Battle of San Jacinto Mexican–American War Battle of Monterrey Battle of Palo Alto Battle of Buena Vista (WIA)
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Turner ​(m. 1853)​
Children	13

Benjamin Franklin Highsmith (1817–1905) was a Texian patriot, a veteran of the Revolution and the Mexican War, and a Texas Ranger.

See also

• List of Texian survivors of the Battle of the Alamo

References

1. Groneman 2019.

Sources

• Groneman, Bill (October 30, 2019). "Highsmith, Benjamin Franklin (1817–1905)". Handbook of Texas (online ed.). Texas State Historical Association.

Further reading

• Groneman, Bill (1990). "Highsmith, Benjamin Franklin". Alamo Defenders, A Genealogy: The People and Their Words. Austin, TX: Eakin Press. pp. 60–61.
• Sowell, Andrew Jackson (1900). Early Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas. Ben C. Jones & Co.
• "Last Messenger From the Alamo". Boston Evening Transcript. December 9, 1905. p. 21.

• 1817 births
• 1905 deaths
• People of the Texas Revolution
• American military personnel of the Mexican–American War
• Members of the Texas Ranger Division