Details for Captain L. D. Bradley

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5161009860

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Marker Number 9860
Atlas Number 5161009860
Marker Title Captain L. D. Bradley
Index Entry Bradley, L. D., Captain
Address
City Fairfield
County Freestone
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 769103
UTM Northing 3513412
Subject Codes judges; state official; colonization; military topics
Marker Year 1964
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Courthouse lawn, Commerce st. between Mount and Keechi St.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text (1831 - 1886) Came to Texas from Alabama in 1855. In Civil War commanded Co. B, 2nd Battalion, Waul's Texas Legion. On May 22, 1863, was a leader of one of most daring defensive actions in the Siege of Vicksburg. Volunteered, along with 20 of his own men and 18 others, to seal off a Federal penetration into the Confederate fort defending the Mississippi River; acted under fire. Later commanded a regiment in defense of Texas coast and in 1864 Red River Campaign to prevent Federal invasion of Texas.

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