Edward S. Bragg
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Antebellum
- "Douglass or War Democrat"[1]
War Career
- Enlisted as a Captain of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry / Company E on May 5, 1861
- Promoted to Major of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry on September 17, 1861
- Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry on June 21, 1862
- Wounded in action at the Battle of Antietam
- Promoted to Colonel of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry on March 10, 1863
- Promoted to Brigadier General on June 25, 1864
- Mustered out on October 9, 1863
Postwar Career
Family
Notes
- ↑ Dawes, 32.
Sources
- Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Page 32)
- Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Pages 494, 513)