William Felix Brantley

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William F. Brantley

William Felix Brantley (born March 12, 1830 in Greene County , Alabama , † November 2, 1870 in Winona , Mississippi ) was a Brigadier General of the Army of the Confederate States of America in the Civil War .

Life

During his childhood, the Bratleys family moved to Mississippi. In 1852, he began practicing law in Greensboro, Mississippi. In 1861 Bratley represented Choctaw County at the Mississippi State Secession Congress .

When the Civil War broke out, William Felix Brantley was elected captain of the Wigfall Rifles. This company served as a D company first with the 15th, later with the 29th Mississippi Regiment. Brantley was promoted to colonel in the 29th Mississippi Regiment . In this role he commanded the regiment in the battles of Murfreesboro , Chickamauga , Chattanooga and during the Atlanta campaign with awards. After the brigade commander Samuel Benton was wounded , William Felix Brantley was promoted to brigadier general on July 26, 1864. In this capacity he led the brigade until the surrender under Joseph E. Johnston in North Carolina .

After the war, Brantley continued to work as a lawyer. On November 2, 1870, William Felix Brantley was murdered near Winona. The exact circumstances of his death are unknown as his killer was never caught. Probably he became the victim of a feud.

literature

  • Ezra J. Warner: Generals in Gray - Lives of the Confederate Commanders ; Louisiana State University Press; Baton Rouge, LA 1959
  • James Spencer: Civil War Generals , Greenwood Press Inc .; Westport, Co 1986

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ezra J. Warner: Generals in Gray - Lives of the Confederate Commanders ; Louisiana State University Press; Baton Rouge, LA 1959, p. 33
personal data
SURNAME Brantley, William Felix
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brigadier General of the Confederate States Army in the Civil War
DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1830
PLACE OF BIRTH Greene County, Alabama
DATE OF DEATH November 2, 1870
Place of death Winona