Bragg
BRAXTON, an American military officer, born in Warren co., N. C., March 22, 1817; graduated at West Point, in 1837; was appointed one Second Lieutenant in the 3d Artillery; served with distinction under General Taylor in the Mexican War; and reserved with distinction under General Taylor in the Mexican War; and re- II., the offer of the island of outbreak of the Civil War, he became opeia. In 1573 he married a peasant a Brigadier-General in the Confederate girl. After some time spent in travel, tired to private life in 1856. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he became a Brigadier-General in the Confederate army, and was stationed at Pensacola Frederic II site for an observatory, the King also days' battle of Shiloh. On the death of site for an observatory, the King also Gen. A. S. Johnston he was appointed offering to defray the cost of erection, to his command, with the full rank of and of the necessary astronomical in- The last the generous proposal, and, in 1576, the General, and succeeded General Beaure- struments, as well as to provide him gard as commander of the Department, with a suitable salary. Brahe accepted in July of the same year. command he resigned in December, foundation stone of the castle of General, and succeeded General Beaure- gard as commander of the Department, in July of the same year. The last amauga, in September, 1863, when he inflicted a defeat on the army of General Rosecrans, but was himself in turn defeated by General Grant, which Christian IV. Brahe had his emoluens") was laid. Here, for a period of 20 years, Brahe prosecuted his observaments cut off and left the country. Hamburg, he tions. Frederic II. died and under After residing a short time at Rostock Wandsbeck, near Hamb led to his temporary removal from command in 1864, and he was apinflicted a defeat on the army of Gen- eral Rosecrans, but was himself in turn defeated by General Grant, which Davis. In 1864, he assumed command of the department of North Carolina.
After the war he was chief engineer of pointed military adviser to Jefferson veston, Tex., Sept. 27, 1876.
Davis. In 1864, he assumed command Frigga, and the god g of eloquence and poetry. He is represented as an old a serene and man with a long flowing beard, like Odin; yet with wrinkled brow. His wife was Idunna. un-