Robert Charles Bradshaw was an American Brevet Brigadier General during the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and t ...
. He commanded the
44th Missouri Infantry Regiment throughout various battles of the
Franklin–Nashville campaign
The Franklin–Nashville campaign, also known as Hood's Tennessee campaign, was a series of battles in the Western Theater, conducted from September 18 to December 27, 1864, in Alabama, Tennessee, and northwestern Georgia during the American C ...
.
Biography
Around the beginning of the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and t ...
, Bradshaw enlisted in the
13th Missouri Infantry Regiment as a private before being promoted on June 20, 1861 to 2nd Lieutenant of the regiment.
He was also promoted to 1st Lieutenant on August 1, 1861 and to Captain in May 16, 1862.
After being promoted to Major and Lieutenant Colonel on July 13 and July 15, 1864 respectively, Bradshaw was transferred to the
44th Missouri Infantry Regiment as its colonel on September 29 and was stationed at
Rolla, Missouri
Rolla () is a city in, and the county seat of, Phelps County, Missouri, United States. The population in the 2020 United States Census was 19,943. Rolla is located approximately midway between St. Louis and Springfield along I-44. The Rolla ...
.
Bradshaw then participated at the
Battle of Spring Hill
The Battle of Spring Hill was fought November 29, 1864, at Spring Hill, Tennessee, as part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. The Confederate Army of Tennessee, commanded by Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood, attacked a Union ...
and the
Battle of Franklin during the
Franklin–Nashville campaign
The Franklin–Nashville campaign, also known as Hood's Tennessee campaign, was a series of battles in the Western Theater, conducted from September 18 to December 27, 1864, in Alabama, Tennessee, and northwestern Georgia during the American C ...
.
Bradshaw was then brevetted Brigadier General on March 13, 1865 for "gallant services during the war" and was honorably mustered out on August 1865.
See also
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List of American Civil War brevet generals (Union)
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This is a list of American Civil War brevet generals that served the Union Army. This list of brevet major generals or brevet brigadier generals currently contains a section which gives the names of officers who held lower actual or ...
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1840 births
1927 deaths
Union Army colonels
Union Army generals
People from Weston, Missouri
Military personnel from Missouri
People of Missouri in the American Civil War