The New Student's Reference Work/Bragg, Edward Stuyvesant

Bragg, Edward Stuyvesant, ex-congressman and brigadier-general commanding the “Iron Brigade” in the Civil War, was born in New York state, Feb. 20, 1827, and for a time practiced law at Fond du Lac, Wis. In May, 1861, he entered the Union army, and through hard fighting won promotion to the rank of brigadier-general. From 1877 to 1885 he was a member of Congress, member of the Democratic national convention of 1872, '84, '92 and '96, and in 1884 he seconded Cleveland's nomination for the presidency. In 1902 he became U. S. consul-general to Cuba, and later to Hong-Kong. Died June 20, 1912.