Civil War Confederate Army Officer. One of the wealthiest tobacco growers in pre-Civil War Virginia and builder of the elaborate Gothic Revivial mansion, Staunton Hill, in Charlotte County. In 1861 he raised and outfitted an Artillery Battery, known as the Staunton Hill Artillery, and served as its Captain. Two of his eight sons were Charles Morrelle Bruce, Governor of Arizona Territory, and United States Senator William Cabell Bruce.
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. One of the wealthiest tobacco growers in pre-Civil War Virginia and builder of the elaborate Gothic Revivial mansion, Staunton Hill, in Charlotte County. In 1861 he raised and outfitted an Artillery Battery, known as the Staunton Hill Artillery, and served as its Captain. Two of his eight sons were Charles Morrelle Bruce, Governor of Arizona Territory, and United States Senator William Cabell Bruce.
Bio by: Garver Graver
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