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Captain for the Union in the Civil War.
From MamaHicks:
Two wives:
The first, Flora Thompson Brough, died when they were living in Utah. Their son, Charles Hillman Brough, was the 25th governor of Arkansas.
From Dennis Brandt:
The son of David & Mary (Knight) Brough, in 1860 he was a teacher living in Mount Pleasant Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He stood 6' 0" tall and had light hair and blue eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Gettysburg, Adams County, August 11, 1862, and mustered into federal service at Carlisle, Cumberland County, August 22 as a private with Co. E, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry (160th Pa). He transferred to Co. A on March 1, 1863, and honorably discharged with his company June 21, 1865. Referred to post-war as "Captain," a biography of his son claims that Charles was brevetted to that rank for bravery at the battle of Antietam. Brave he may have been, but his service records make no such claim of the alleged honorary promotion, and he is found in the company register as a private. Many Civil War veterans of some education and stature were granted honorary officers' ranks, as appears to be the case here, although it is not known if Charles may have served with a post-war militia unit that granted him that commissioned rank.
While stationed at Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the war, he met and eventually married Maine-born Mary Flora Thompson and fathered Simon (b. @1869), Emma (b. @1871), Betsy E. (b. @1874), Charles Hillman (b. 07/09/76 - governor of Arkansas 1917 - 1921), George W. (b. @1876), and Knight Milton (b. @1879). Flora died and he married Ohio-born Cora Stephens, fathering Ruth (b. 05/??/90). His post-war life included a series of moves throughout the western United States. A non-exhaustive list includes: In 1870, Atlantic City, Sweetwater County, Wyoming; in 1876, Mississippi; in 1880, Lake Township, Wood County, Ohio; in 1890, Ogden, Weber County, Utah, moving there from Salt Lake City after his first wife's death; in 1904, in Arkansas; and by 1905, Los Angeles, California, where he died. His obituary in the November 22, 1910 edition of the Los Angeles Times claims he had left behind an unmarried daughter name Mary Flora Thompson, presumably but not stated, with a surname of Brough.
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Captain for the Union in the Civil War.
From MamaHicks:
Two wives:
The first, Flora Thompson Brough, died when they were living in Utah. Their son, Charles Hillman Brough, was the 25th governor of Arkansas.
From Dennis Brandt:
The son of David & Mary (Knight) Brough, in 1860 he was a teacher living in Mount Pleasant Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He stood 6' 0" tall and had light hair and blue eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Gettysburg, Adams County, August 11, 1862, and mustered into federal service at Carlisle, Cumberland County, August 22 as a private with Co. E, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry (160th Pa). He transferred to Co. A on March 1, 1863, and honorably discharged with his company June 21, 1865. Referred to post-war as "Captain," a biography of his son claims that Charles was brevetted to that rank for bravery at the battle of Antietam. Brave he may have been, but his service records make no such claim of the alleged honorary promotion, and he is found in the company register as a private. Many Civil War veterans of some education and stature were granted honorary officers' ranks, as appears to be the case here, although it is not known if Charles may have served with a post-war militia unit that granted him that commissioned rank.
While stationed at Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the war, he met and eventually married Maine-born Mary Flora Thompson and fathered Simon (b. @1869), Emma (b. @1871), Betsy E. (b. @1874), Charles Hillman (b. 07/09/76 - governor of Arkansas 1917 - 1921), George W. (b. @1876), and Knight Milton (b. @1879). Flora died and he married Ohio-born Cora Stephens, fathering Ruth (b. 05/??/90). His post-war life included a series of moves throughout the western United States. A non-exhaustive list includes: In 1870, Atlantic City, Sweetwater County, Wyoming; in 1876, Mississippi; in 1880, Lake Township, Wood County, Ohio; in 1890, Ogden, Weber County, Utah, moving there from Salt Lake City after his first wife's death; in 1904, in Arkansas; and by 1905, Los Angeles, California, where he died. His obituary in the November 22, 1910 edition of the Los Angeles Times claims he had left behind an unmarried daughter name Mary Flora Thompson, presumably but not stated, with a surname of Brough.
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Captain for the Union in the Civil War.
From MamaHicks:
Two wives:
The first, Flora Thompson Brough, died when they were living in Utah. Their son, Charles Hillman Brough, was the 25th governor of Arkansas.
From Dennis Brandt:
The son of David & Mary (Knight) Brough, in 1860 he was a teacher living in Mount Pleasant Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He stood 6' 0" tall and had light hair and blue eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Gettysburg, Adams County, August 11, 1862, and mustered into federal service at Carlisle, Cumberland County, August 22 as a private with Co. E, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry (160th Pa). He transferred to Co. A on March 1, 1863, and honorably discharged with his company June 21, 1865. Referred to post-war as "Captain," a biography of his son claims that Charles was brevetted to that rank for bravery at the battle of Antietam. Brave he may have been, but his service records make no such claim of the alleged honorary promotion, and he is found in the company register as a private. Many Civil War veterans of some education and stature were granted honorary officers' ranks, as appears to be the case here, although it is not known if Charles may have served with a post-war militia unit that granted him that commissioned rank.
While stationed at Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the war, he met and eventually married Maine-born Mary Flora Thompson and fathered Simon (b. @1869), Emma (b. @1871), Betsy E. (b. @1874), Charles Hillman (b. 07/09/76 - governor of Arkansas 1917 - 1921), George W. (b. @1876), and Knight Milton (b. @1879). Flora died and he married Ohio-born Cora Stephens, fathering Ruth (b. 05/??/90). His post-war life included a series of moves throughout the western United States. A non-exhaustive list includes: In 1870, Atlantic City, Sweetwater County, Wyoming; in 1876, Mississippi; in 1880, Lake Township, Wood County, Ohio; in 1890, Ogden, Weber County, Utah, moving there from Salt Lake City after his first wife's death; in 1904, in Arkansas; and by 1905, Los Angeles, California, where he died. His obituary in the November 22, 1910 edition of the Los Angeles Times claims he had left behind an unmarried daughter name Mary Flora Thompson, presumably but not stated, with a surname of Brough.
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Captain for the Union in the Civil War.
From MamaHicks:
Two wives:
The first, Flora Thompson Brough, died when they were living in Utah. Their son, Charles Hillman Brough, was the 25th governor of Arkansas.
From Dennis Brandt:
The son of David & Mary (Knight) Brough, in 1860 he was a teacher living in Mount Pleasant Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He stood 6' 0" tall and had light hair and blue eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Gettysburg, Adams County, August 11, 1862, and mustered into federal service at Carlisle, Cumberland County, August 22 as a private with Co. E, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry (160th Pa). He transferred to Co. A on March 1, 1863, and honorably discharged with his company June 21, 1865. Referred to post-war as "Captain," a biography of his son claims that Charles was brevetted to that rank for bravery at the battle of Antietam. Brave he may have been, but his service records make no such claim of the alleged honorary promotion, and he is found in the company register as a private. Many Civil War veterans of some education and stature were granted honorary officers' ranks, as appears to be the case here, although it is not known if Charles may have served with a post-war militia unit that granted him that commissioned rank.
While stationed at Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the war, he met and eventually married Maine-born Mary Flora Thompson and fathered Simon (b. @1869), Emma (b. @1871), Betsy E. (b. @1874), Charles Hillman (b. 07/09/76 - governor of Arkansas 1917 - 1921), George W. (b. @1876), and Knight Milton (b. @1879). Flora died and he married Ohio-born Cora Stephens, fathering Ruth (b. 05/??/90). His post-war life included a series of moves throughout the western United States. A non-exhaustive list includes: In 1870, Atlantic City, Sweetwater County, Wyoming; in 1876, Mississippi; in 1880, Lake Township, Wood County, Ohio; in 1890, Ogden, Weber County, Utah, moving there from Salt Lake City after his first wife's death; in 1904, in Arkansas; and by 1905, Los Angeles, California, where he died. His obituary in the November 22, 1910 edition of the Los Angeles Times claims he had left behind an unmarried daughter name Mary Flora Thompson, presumably but not stated, with a surname of Brough.
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