1836 to build a boat, all of whom subsequently escaped. He was discharged by Mirabeau B. Lamar, Secretary of War, May 26, 1836 "In consideration of the fidelity and valor as well as the great deal of suffering of the bearer ... with the approbation of this department." [CMSR No. 458; Brigham's No. 20, State Library.]
 

The name of Benjamin Odlum appeared on the original T&TR roll of Captain King's Company, with the notation that he was spared as a laborer. It also appears without explanatory note of any kind on LOMR for the company of Captain A. B. King. He was paid at Columbia, Nov. 2, 1836, for eight months' service, from March 1st to October 31st, in "Col. Fannin's command."

He was a member, from San Patricio county, of the 3d Congress of Texas, and successfully maintained his seat against a contest by James McGloin. After the revolution, Benjamin D. Odlum resided in Texas continuously until his death in 1867; but, seemingly, he almost never mentioned his experiences in the Fannin campaign, though he was almost certainly one of the 28 men under Captain King who were cut off from Ward by the enemy on March 14th; all of whom were either captured or killed on