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Thornton Fleming Brodhead

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Thornton Fleming Brodhead

Birth
Newmarket, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
2 Sep 1862 (aged 41)
Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Plot
Section N, Lot 107
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Civil War Union Army Brevet Brigadier General. A veteran of the Mexican War, he was commissioned as Colonel and commander of the 1st Michigan Volunteer Cavalry on August 21, 1861. He was mortally wounded leading his men to the charge during the 2nd Battle of Bull Run in August 1862, dying a few days after the battle. He was posthumously brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers, for "gallant and meritorious services", which was back dated to August 30, 1862.
Civil War Union Army Brevet Brigadier General. A veteran of the Mexican War, he was commissioned as Colonel and commander of the 1st Michigan Volunteer Cavalry on August 21, 1861. He was mortally wounded leading his men to the charge during the 2nd Battle of Bull Run in August 1862, dying a few days after the battle. He was posthumously brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers, for "gallant and meritorious services", which was back dated to August 30, 1862.

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Brev. Brig. Gen.

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mortally wounded at Bull Run.

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  • Added: Mar 27, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7294921/thornton_fleming-brodhead: accessed ), memorial page for Thornton Fleming Brodhead (5 Dec 1820–2 Sep 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7294921, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.