| Birth: | Dec. 5, 1820
Newmarket (Rockingham County)
Rockingham County
New Hampshire, USA | | Death: | Sep. 2, 1862
Alexandria
Alexandria City
Virginia, USA | 
Civil War Union 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.
Family links:
Spouse:
Archange Macomb Brodhead (1817 - 1891)*
Children:
Eleanor Macomb Brodhead (1855 - 1947)*
Katherine Julia Brodhead (1859 - 1934)*
Elizabeth Brodhead Howard (1861 - 1938)*
*Calculated relationship
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Inscription:
Brev. Brig. Gen.
Note: mortally wounded at Bull Run. | | | Burial:
Elmwood Cemetery
Detroit
Wayne County
Michigan, USA
Plot: Section N, Lot 107 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Sgt. Rock
Record added: Mar 27, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7294921 |
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