The New York herald., 1876-09-28
OBITUARY..
GENERAL BIAxToN T. BRAGG.


The sudden death OF General Braxton T Bragg. at
Galveston, Texas, yesterday, is announced Ho
dropped dead tho front OF the Post O1ce.
The General had been enjoying usual health up to tho
moment of attack. The cause OF his death was syn
COPE induced by organic disease OF the heart Ho was
sxty-ono years OF age The BODY lies in state at
Artillery Hall. Galveston, and Will bo removed to Mo-
bile, where hts brother Judge Bragg long resided, tor
intcrmenL
General Braxton Bragg was born In Warren county,
North Carolina, In 1875 and after receiving a fair
primary education, entered Vest Point In 1888 Hc
was graduated IN 1887, and was appointed Second
Lieutenant OF the Third Artillery, and served, manly
In Florida until 1s43 during the with tho Semnoles
from 1S43 to 1S45 he stationed at Fort MOurie,
Charleston. With the rank OF first lieutenant ho
entered the Mexican war There his soon became
known throughout tho Republic for his heroic
defence oil Fort Brown-a little earthwork thrown
up by General Taylor the bank OF
the Rio Grandc, opposite the City OF Matamoros-and
battery supported only by the FIRST Mississippi rifles,
charged anu routed the Mexican army after the voun-
tcer Infantry had fed en masse He received four
during tho and was considered by the SOL
diery tho preu1 cheudlier OF the army. lie gained
great renown from expression ascribed to him,
vz.-sGive them little moro grape" He served un-
iii the end OF war, 1naly resigned from tho
army In 1856 General Braggs deeds and his valor in
s % tho as e TO
Louisiana, where lac has large plantation
in the parish OF Lafourche Wen the civil war
broke out no became brgnder general In The Con-
fedcrate SERVICE and was placed In command OF the
Pensacola intended Tor the reduction OF Fort
Pickens On the LIST OF January, 1852, he mado at
tack upon Santa Rosa Island, but failed to take the
fort During February, 1862 he left the position op
pos,to Fort Pickens, and on being promoted to the
division, which hc had Withdrawn from Mobile and
Pensacola to Join the Army Of the Mississippi under
General A. s. Johnston General Bragg located his
headquarters at Jackson, Tenn March 10, 1862, and
bore important part in the batos OF Shiloh, April
o. 1862 After the death OF General A. s. Johnston
Major General Bragg promoted 10 the full rank Of
General In his place. dating from April
O. 1862 He succeeded General Bcauregnrd as
departmental commander IN the Southwest after
the evacuation OF Corinth, May 1852. During August,
clls iet flank by adr0it movement from Chatta-
pooga East Tennessee and entered Kentucky at
the head OF large army Buell. however by a forced
march succeeded In reaching Louisville before him
check Bragg rercated from Kontucky and took up his
position Tennessee He next fought the battles OF
stone River and Murfrecsboro December 81, 1862, to
January 1862 and evacuated that position on Janu
ary / He then fortified Tullahoma, but that position
being fanked IN June, 1868, had also TO DO evac-
uatod. Ho took up his position at
Chattanooga but the works being lanked,
were evacuated September I, 1863 Being reinforced
from Atlanta Ca, he fought Rosecrans ut ChcSa-
manga September, 1858, and defeated him. Shortly
aitcrward he relieved from his command and
called to Richmond where hc acted as adviser TO
President Davis, who upheld him despite tho attacks
Of the entire Southern press. HIS last campaign
against Sherman IN 1854, was unsuccessful Al tho
The Greenwood plantation was declared connscated
and sold by she government. lie disappeared
from the public notice entirely and livcd in absolute
Quot in Mobile and Galveston until his death.