Brady

Cyrus Town send, author and P, EK. clergyman, born in Allegheny, Pa., Dec. 20, 1861; graduated 1883 at the United States Naval Academy; and was ordained priest in 1890. His published writings include several volumes of fiction, and semi-historical works, Bragg, Braxton, an American military officer; born in Warren Co., 1817; graduated at West Point, in 1837; was appointed Second Lieutenant in the 3d Artillery; served with distinction under General Taylor in the Mexican War; and retired to private life in 1856. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he became a Brigadier-General in the Confederate army, and was stationed at Pensacola to act against Fort Pickens. In 1862, having been appointed a general of division, with orders to act under Gen. A. S. Johnston, commanding the Army of the Mi i ippi, he took an important part in the two days’ battle of Shiloh. On Johnston’s death he was appointed to his command, with the full rank of General, and succeeded General Beau regard as commander of the Department, in July of the same year. The last command he resigned in December, 1863. His chief succe was at Chick am aug a, in September, 1863, when he inflicted a defeat on the army of General Roseerans, but was himself, in turn, defeated by General Grant, which led to his ei removal from command in January, 1864, and he was appointed military adviser to Jefferson Davis. In 1864, he a umed command of the Department of North Carolina. After the war he was chief engineer of the State of Alabama, and superintended the improvements in Mobile Bay. He died in Galveston, Tex., Sept. 27, 1876.