Hiram Bragg was born in New York in 1837 and died at Del Norte, Colorado March 14, 1909. Hiram was living in Colorado when he entered the service during the Civil War as a Corporal in Co. E, 1st Colorado Calvary. His unit was involved in an engagement with Indians at Apache Canyon the same day as the Battle of Glorieta Pass on March 26, 1962 under General Chivington. He then fought at Peralta as the Confederate Army was retreating from the Battle of Glorieta Pass. On October 28, 1878, Hiram was united in marriage with Amanda Roberson in Pike County, Illinois. After the war, Hiram, his wife, Amanda, and their family, moved to Del Norte where he engaged in road construction and mining. His daughter, Nellie Hutchinson and a nephew, Leroy, survived him at the time of his death in 1909.
~Portions of this material were contributed by Michaela Baird for the Rio Grande County Museum from the data she collected on Veteran burials. That data was passed on courtesy of Rosalind Weaver.
~Portions of this material were contributed by Michaela Baird for the Rio Grande County Museum from the data she collected on Veteran burials. That data was passed on courtesy of Rosalind Weaver.
Hiram Bragg was born in New York in 1837 and died at Del Norte, Colorado March 14, 1909. Hiram was living in Colorado when he entered the service during the Civil War as a Corporal in Co. E, 1st Colorado Calvary. His unit was involved in an engagement with Indians at Apache Canyon the same day as the Battle of Glorieta Pass on March 26, 1962 under General Chivington. He then fought at Peralta as the Confederate Army was retreating from the Battle of Glorieta Pass. On October 28, 1878, Hiram was united in marriage with Amanda Roberson in Pike County, Illinois. After the war, Hiram, his wife, Amanda, and their family, moved to Del Norte where he engaged in road construction and mining. His daughter, Nellie Hutchinson and a nephew, Leroy, survived him at the time of his death in 1909.
~Portions of this material were contributed by Michaela Baird for the Rio Grande County Museum from the data she collected on Veteran burials. That data was passed on courtesy of Rosalind Weaver.
~Portions of this material were contributed by Michaela Baird for the Rio Grande County Museum from the data she collected on Veteran burials. That data was passed on courtesy of Rosalind Weaver.
Gravesite Details
Hiram has a Civil War headstone
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