Policeman Silas Benjamin Newcomb, Victoria Police Department, Texas

Policeman Silas Benjamin Newcomb

Victoria Police Department, Texas

End of Watch Tuesday, December 18, 1866

Silas Benjamin Newcomb

Policeman Silas Newcomb succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained two days earlier when he was a shot by a Union Army soldier.

The Union Army had occupied the town following the end of the Civil War. The soldier shot Policeman Newcomb in the chest without provocation as Policeman Newcomb walked his beat.

Policeman Newcomb was a Confederate States Army veteran of the Civil War. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Victoria.

Bio

Age 22
Tour Not available
Badge Not available
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Incident Date Sunday, December 16, 1866
Weapon Rifle
Offender Not available

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Officer Newcomb,
On today, the 147th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Victoria.

R.I.P.
USBP

Anonymous
United States Border Patrol

December 18, 2013