Bratton, John, 1831-1898

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Physician, state legislator, and Confederate Army officer, from Winnsboro, S.C.

From the description of John Bratton letters, 1861-1865 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25031572

Brigadier general for the Confederate States of America.

From the description of Letter, 1895 Jan. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70970521

John Bratton, Confederate officer, probably from the Winnsboro, South Carolina vicinity, was born in 1831, and died in 1898. He was a slave owner who advanced from the rank of lieutenant to colonel with the 6th South Carolina Regiment. Bratton served in the area of Charleston, South Carolina, and in Virginia. He was in the Peninsular Campaign, the Battle of Fredericksburg, and the Wilderness-Spottsylvania Campaign. He became a brigadier-general in July 1864 and commanded a brigade in Jenkins' Division, Longstreet's Corps.

From the description of John Bratton letters, 1861-1865 [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173862993

General John Bratton (1831-1898) was an unsuccessful aspirant to the Democratic nomination for governor in 1890.

From the description of John Bratton letter. April 21, 1890. (Clemson University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 18971555

John S. Bratton was born in Mifflin County, Pa in 1831. He served with the 49th Regiment of the Pennsylvania volunteers and achieved the rank of Captian.

From the description of John S. Bratton papers 1861-1865. (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 39394659

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creatorOf Bratton, John S., 1831-. John S. Bratton papers 1861-1865. Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives
creatorOf Bratton, John, 1831-1898. Letter, 1895 Jan. 25. Navarro College
creatorOf John Bratton Letters, ., 1861-1865 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
creatorOf Bratton, John, 1831-1898. John Bratton letters, 1861-1865 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Bratton, John, 1831-1898. John Bratton letters, 1861-1865 [microform]. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
creatorOf Bratton, John. John Bratton letter. April 21, 1890. Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library
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South Carolina
Virginia
Confederate States of America
Tennessee
South Carolina
United States
United States
Virginia
Charleston (S.C.)
Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.)
South Carolina
United States
Confederate States of America
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Slavery
Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862
Soldiers
Soldiers
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Birth 1831-03-07

Death 1898-01-12

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