Hiram Bronson Granbury
Born: March 1, 1831
Birth Place: Copiah County, Mississippi
Father: Norvell R. Granbury 1805 – 1850
Mother: Nancy McLaurin 1809 – 1850
Wife: Fannie Sims Granbury 1838 – 1863
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama)
Education:
Attended Oakland College
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Waco, Texas
Chief Justice of McLennan County, Texas
1856 – 1858: Chairman of McLennan County, Board of Supervisors
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Major of 7th Texas Infantry Regiment
1862: Captured and Imprisoned at Fort Warren Boston Massachusetts
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 7th Texas Infantry Regiment
1863: Wounded during the Battle of Chickamuga
1864: Brigadier General of Confederate Infantry Regiment
1864: Killed during the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee
Died: November 30, 1864
Place of Death: Franklin, Tennessee
Cause of Death: Killed in battle
Age at time of Death: 33 years old
Burial Place: Granbury Cemetery, Granbury, Texas
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