Cullum's Register History of Thomas Bradford
| (Born R. I.) | Thomas C. Bradford | (Ap'd R. I.) | |
Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1857, to June 24, 1861, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to BVT. SECOND LIEUT. OF ORDNANCE, JUNE 24, 1861.SECOND LIEUT., ORDNANCE, JUNE 24, 1861.Served during the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861‑63: as Acting Aide-de‑Camp to Colonel Davies, July 14 to Aug. 17, 1861, in the (FIRST LIEUT., ORDNANCE, AUG. 3, 1861)Defenses of Washington, D. C., and on the Manassas Campaign of July, 1861, being engaged in the Battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861; as Asst. Ordnance Officer at Washington Arsenal, D. C., Aug. 18, 1861, to (CAPTAIN, ORDNANCE, MAR. 3, 1863)Aug. 17, 1863; and on sick leave of absence, disabled by wound (received Apr. 4, 1863, at Washington Arsenal, D. C., from the bursting of a cannon), May 29 to July 28, 1863. Served: at the Military Academy as Asst. Professor of Mathematics, Aug. 29, 1863, to Jan. 27, 1864; in charge of Construction of Columbus BVT. MAJOR, MAR. 13, 1865, FOR FAITHFUL AND MERITORIOUS SERVICES IN THE ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT. |