Luther Prentice Bradley
Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut
Father: Luther Bradley 1772 – 1830
Mother: Anna Maria Prentice 1787 – 1876
Wife: Marcia Ione Dewey 1841 – 1921
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Children:
William Dewey Bradley 1869 – 1961
(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Occupation before War:
Served in Connecticut State Militia rising to rank of Lt.
1855 – 1861: Bookkeeper and Salesman in Chicago, Illinois
Civil War Career:
1861: His Mother opposed his enlistment in the Union Army
1861: He wrote her a letter stating he needed to serve his country
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 51st Illinois Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the capture of Island No. 10 in New Madrid Miss.
1862: Served in the occupation of Nashville Tennessee
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 51st Illinois Infantry Regiment
Participated in the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee
1863: Brigade Commander at Battle of Chickamuga, Georgia
1863: Wounded during the Battle of Chickamuga, Georgia
1864 – 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers Infantry
1864: Brigade Commander during Atlanta, Georgia Campaign
1864: Wound at the Battle of Spring Hill, Tennessee
1865: Muster out of volunteer service in the Union Army
Occupation after War:
1866 – 1879: Lt. Colonel of United States Army, 27th Infantry Regiment
1879 – 1886: Colonel of United States Army, 27th Infantry Regiment
1886: Retired from United States Army on December 8th
Died: March 13, 1910
Place of Death: Tacoma, Washington
Age at time of Death: 87 years old
Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
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