Brodhead, Thornton Fleming, 1820-1862
Thornton Fleming Brodhead was born in south Newmarket, New Hampshire, on September 22, 1822. He graduated from Harvard with a degree in law. He then moved to Pontiac, Michigan. He soon was appointed prosecuting attorney and then deputy Secretary of State.
At age 27, he became a state senator for Michigan. Brodhead enlisted in April 1847 as 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant in the 15th U.S. Infantry during the Mexican War, and he was brevetted to the rank of captain on August 20, 1847. He was made a full captain on December 2, 1847, and was mustered out on July 31, 1848, when the troops were disbanded. In 1852 he was appointed postmaster of Detroit.
At the beginning of the civil war he raised the 1st Michigan cavalry regiment, at the head of which he served under Generals Banks, Fremont, and Pope. He died of wounds received at the second battle of Bull Run in August 31, 1862.
Brodhead married Archange Macomb, a daughter of general Macomb and they had six children.
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Brodhead, Thornton Fleming, 1821-1862. Thornton Fleming Brodhead papers, 1844-1939 | Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library | |
| referencedIn | Rowe Family Papers [microform], 1840-1990, 1840s-1940s | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Record Group 94: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1984 Series: Letters Received, 1863 - 1917 File Unit: Consolidated Military Officer's File of Colonel Thornton F. Brodhead, 1st Michigan Cavalry Regiment | National Archives at Washington, D.C | |
| referencedIn | Rowe family. Rowe family visual material series [microform]. | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). | Houghton Library |
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| memberOf | Michigan. Legislature. Senate | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Commandery of the State of Massachusetts, collector. | corporateBody |
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Person
Birth 1820-12-05
Death 1862-09-02
Male
Americans
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