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William F. Brantley

Confederate Army general

Died when: 40 years 235 days (487 months)
Star Sign: Pisces

 

William F. Brantley

William Felix Brantley (March 12, 1830 – November 2, 1870) was an American lawyer and Confederate combatant.He served as a Confederate general in the American Civil War, mainly in the Western Theater during the conflict.

He was ambushed and murdered in central Mississippi in November 1870, reportedly as part of a family feud.His older brother, Dr.

John Ransom Brantley, was killed in 1859 in Gonzales, Texas.Their younger brother Arnold Brantley was killed in Greensboro, Mississippi in August 1870; his attackers escaped.


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