Bramhall, Frank J., 1846-1907
Following the end of the American Civil War (1861-1865), the War Fund Committee of the City of Brooklyn and County of Kings began to document the numerous aspects of local participation during the War. To this end, it undertook to publish a comprehensive account of these efforts, to be entitled Kings County in the War . This work planned to include the official record of each military unit from Kings County, the operations and activities of local commissions and aid societies, and reports of soldiers and others with first-hand accounts of battles, camp life, and prisons.
The Committee selected Frank J. Bramhall (1846-1907), Superintendent of the Naval Division of the Bureau of Military Record, and an author and historian of the Civil War, to compile the work, and publicized the project in various newspapers and through mailings. Bramhall distributed numerous forms and questionnaires to servicemen and other individuals in order to obtain personal accounts and official military reports of their participation in the War. He also gathered newspaper clippings containing information regarding Brooklyn’s military units and War-related activities.
It is not known whether Kings County in the War was ever published. No copy is held in the collections of the Brooklyn Historical Society.
From the guide to the Frank J. Bramhall Civil War collection, 1860-1867, (Brooklyn Historical Society)
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| creatorOf | Frank J. Bramhall Civil War collection, 1860-1867 | Center for Brooklyn History (2020-) |
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| associatedWith | Brooklyn and Long Island Fair in Aid of the United States Sanitary Commission., 1864. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 84th, 1861-1864. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | War Fund Committee (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.). | corporateBody |
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| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |x History |y Civil War, 1861-1865 | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |x History |y Civil War, 1861-1865 |x Regimental histories | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |x History |y Civil War, 1861-1865 |x Veterans | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |x History, Naval | |||
| Greenpoint (New York, N.Y.) | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |x History |y Civil War, 1861-1865 |x Civilian relief | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |x History |y Civil War, 1861-1865 |x Medical care |
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Person
Birth 1846
Death 1907
