Civil War Veteran
Pvt. Co. K, 3rd Rgt., Ky Cav.
parents: Oliver and Elizabeth Bradley
Civil War POW--John was captured at Waynesboro, Georgia in November 1864 and spent several months as a POW.
Contributor: Roger Nedeff (47184708)
John Bradley was born in County Derry, Ireland, in 1832 and immigrated to the United States via New York. He found his way to Parkersburg, (West) Virginia, where he obtained employment as a Railroad Laborer. In late Sept 1861 he traveled to Kentucky where he joined the 3rd Kentucky Cavalry, Company K. For a brief period in 1863, John was detached as an escort for General Thomas Crittenden. He was promoted to Corporal on 9 Feb 1864 and on 26 Nov 1864 was reported missing in action at Waynesboro, GA. In actuality John had become a prisoner of war, courtesy of Joe Wheeler's Confederate cavalrymen, while attempting to burn a wooden bridge just outside town. He would eventually be paroled and was sent back north, to Maryland. John mustered out of the United States Army in July 1865 and retained his Colt Revolver as a souvenir of his service. He returned to Parkersburg and married his wife, Catherine (Coneys) in 1865. They had a daughter, Agnes. He lived out the rest of his days in Parkersburg, appearing on the 1890 Veterans Census. John Bradley passed away 11 Sept 1892 and is buried in St. Xavier Catholic Cemetery among many of his fellow Irish-born neighbors.
Contributor: Roger Nedeff (47184708) •
Pvt. Co. K, 3rd Rgt., Ky Cav.
parents: Oliver and Elizabeth Bradley
Civil War POW--John was captured at Waynesboro, Georgia in November 1864 and spent several months as a POW.
Contributor: Roger Nedeff (47184708)
John Bradley was born in County Derry, Ireland, in 1832 and immigrated to the United States via New York. He found his way to Parkersburg, (West) Virginia, where he obtained employment as a Railroad Laborer. In late Sept 1861 he traveled to Kentucky where he joined the 3rd Kentucky Cavalry, Company K. For a brief period in 1863, John was detached as an escort for General Thomas Crittenden. He was promoted to Corporal on 9 Feb 1864 and on 26 Nov 1864 was reported missing in action at Waynesboro, GA. In actuality John had become a prisoner of war, courtesy of Joe Wheeler's Confederate cavalrymen, while attempting to burn a wooden bridge just outside town. He would eventually be paroled and was sent back north, to Maryland. John mustered out of the United States Army in July 1865 and retained his Colt Revolver as a souvenir of his service. He returned to Parkersburg and married his wife, Catherine (Coneys) in 1865. They had a daughter, Agnes. He lived out the rest of his days in Parkersburg, appearing on the 1890 Veterans Census. John Bradley passed away 11 Sept 1892 and is buried in St. Xavier Catholic Cemetery among many of his fellow Irish-born neighbors.
Contributor: Roger Nedeff (47184708) •
Civil War Veteran
Pvt. Co. K, 3rd Rgt., Ky Cav.
parents: Oliver and Elizabeth Bradley
Civil War POW--John was captured at Waynesboro, Georgia in November 1864 and spent several months as a POW.
Contributor: Roger Nedeff (47184708)
John Bradley was born in County Derry, Ireland, in 1832 and immigrated to the United States via New York. He found his way to Parkersburg, (West) Virginia, where he obtained employment as a Railroad Laborer. In late Sept 1861 he traveled to Kentucky where he joined the 3rd Kentucky Cavalry, Company K. For a brief period in 1863, John was detached as an escort for General Thomas Crittenden. He was promoted to Corporal on 9 Feb 1864 and on 26 Nov 1864 was reported missing in action at Waynesboro, GA. In actuality John had become a prisoner of war, courtesy of Joe Wheeler's Confederate cavalrymen, while attempting to burn a wooden bridge just outside town. He would eventually be paroled and was sent back north, to Maryland. John mustered out of the United States Army in July 1865 and retained his Colt Revolver as a souvenir of his service. He returned to Parkersburg and married his wife, Catherine (Coneys) in 1865. They had a daughter, Agnes. He lived out the rest of his days in Parkersburg, appearing on the 1890 Veterans Census. John Bradley passed away 11 Sept 1892 and is buried in St. Xavier Catholic Cemetery among many of his fellow Irish-born neighbors.
Contributor: Roger Nedeff (47184708) •
Pvt. Co. K, 3rd Rgt., Ky Cav.
parents: Oliver and Elizabeth Bradley
Civil War POW--John was captured at Waynesboro, Georgia in November 1864 and spent several months as a POW.
Contributor: Roger Nedeff (47184708)
John Bradley was born in County Derry, Ireland, in 1832 and immigrated to the United States via New York. He found his way to Parkersburg, (West) Virginia, where he obtained employment as a Railroad Laborer. In late Sept 1861 he traveled to Kentucky where he joined the 3rd Kentucky Cavalry, Company K. For a brief period in 1863, John was detached as an escort for General Thomas Crittenden. He was promoted to Corporal on 9 Feb 1864 and on 26 Nov 1864 was reported missing in action at Waynesboro, GA. In actuality John had become a prisoner of war, courtesy of Joe Wheeler's Confederate cavalrymen, while attempting to burn a wooden bridge just outside town. He would eventually be paroled and was sent back north, to Maryland. John mustered out of the United States Army in July 1865 and retained his Colt Revolver as a souvenir of his service. He returned to Parkersburg and married his wife, Catherine (Coneys) in 1865. They had a daughter, Agnes. He lived out the rest of his days in Parkersburg, appearing on the 1890 Veterans Census. John Bradley passed away 11 Sept 1892 and is buried in St. Xavier Catholic Cemetery among many of his fellow Irish-born neighbors.
Contributor: Roger Nedeff (47184708) •
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