Robert Franklin Beckham (May 6, 1837 – December 5, 1864) was a Confederate military officer who commanded a horse artillery battalion under John B.

When the Civil War began, Beckham commanded an artillery battery which he led at the First Battle of Bull Run.

He then joined the staff of General Gustavus W. Smith in January 1862, playing a key role at the Battle of Seven Pines.

Beckham was subsequently elected captain of the Jeff Davis Artillery on March 31, 1862 but did not accept, continuing to serve as an ordnance office at the rank of major.

In February 1864, Beckham was transferred west to command the artillery of the II Corps of the Army of Tennessee.