Today is Veteran's Day in the US, so I thought that I would post on some of my ancestors that served in the military. The Bradley family had three generations that served in wars that would shape the US.
Richard Bradley (my ggggg-grandfather) was born in Duplin County, NC in 1758 and died in Sumner County, TN in August of 1827. Richard joined the Continental Army, and the quote below is from his pension application.
"Richard Bradley, while a resident of Duplin County, North Carolina, enlisted August 9, 1777, served as a corporal and sergeant in Captain Henry Dawson's and James Read's companies, Colonel Thomas Clark's North Carolina Regiment, wintered at Valley Forge, was in the Battle of Monmouth, went south, was in the siege of Charleston, South Carolina, and, on May 12, 1780, was taken prisoner and remained such for two years and three months, made his escape, and was discharged in the Fall of 1782, near Charleston. He served a tour of two or three months against the Tories in North Carolina, assisted in taking prisoners and in shooting one Tory, and was discharged in November or December 1783, officers’ names not stated."
Richard had a son named Abram, who was born in 1792. He served during the War of 1812 under Colonel Thomas Williamson in the 2nd Regiment West Tennessee Volunteer Mounted Gunmen. This unit served from September 1814 - April 1815. According to the regimental histories, "they helped Jackson take the port of Pensacola from the Spanish on 7 November 1814. Williamson's men then participated in all of the engagements at New Orleans, where they were part of the left line of Jackson's breastworks. In March 1815 they returned to Tennessee via the Natchez Trace."
Abram had a son named A.W. who served during the Civil War for the confederates. He was in the 30th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. Below are the battles that A.W. participated in-
11- 16 Feb 1862 Battle of Fort Donelson TN
Prisoner of WarFeb- Sept 1862 Camp Butler IL
Trans-Mississippi22 Nov 1862 Tippah Ford, MS (Abbeville)
3 Dec 1862 Springdale, MS
29 Dec 1862 Chickasaw Bayou near Vicksburg
March 1863 Port Hudson, LA
3 July 1863 Edward's Station, MS
12 May 1863 Battle of Raymond MS
13 July 1863 Yazoo City, MS
10- 17 July 1863 Siege of Jackson MS
Army of Tennessee19- 20 Sept 1863 Chickamauga GA
25 Nov 1863 Missionary Ridge, TN
Atlanta Campaign7-13 May 1864 Battle of Rocky Face Ridge
13-15 May Resaca, GA
9 Jun 1864 Pine Mountain, GA
27 Jun 1864 Kennesaw Mountain, GA
20 July 1864 Peach Tree Creek
22 July 1864 Atlanta, GA
31 Aug- 1 Sept 1864 Jonesboro, GA
Oct 1864 Big Shanty, GA
Invasion of Tennessee26- 29 Oct 1864 Decatur, AL
30 Nov 1864 Battle of Franklin, TN
The first picture is Abram and the second is a copy of his discharge. The third picture is his son, A.W. and the last is A.W.'s parole.
This information is from my website-
http://awbradley.com/
