Fort Bragg in Cumberland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Braxton Bragg

Camp Bragg, N.C.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 24, 2000

1. Braxton Bragg Marker

Inscription. In honor of
Braxton Bragg
Lieutenant Colonel, USA
General, CSA

Born: Warrenton N.C.
22 March 1817
Died: Galveston, Texas
27 September 1876
War Department General Order No. 77, 21 August 1918, established Camp Bragg, N.C. in honor of “Capt. Braxton Bragg, who, while commanding Battery C, Third Field Artillery, rendered signal service at the battle of Buena Vista, Mexico.”

Thus, Fort Bragg bears the name of a brave, resourceful, fighting man...A soldier who saw action in three wars and won distinction in each of them.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Mexican-American • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is March 22, 1817.

Location. 35° 9.162′ N, 78° 58.182′ W. Memorial is in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in Cumberland County. It is on Randolph Street west of Bragg Boulevard (North Carolina Highway 87). Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fort Bragg NC 28307, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally,

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it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Bragg (a few steps from this marker); Ft. Bragg School Integration (a few steps from this marker); Bastogne Gables (approx. 1.1 miles away); Iron Mike (approx. 1.2 miles away); DC-3/C-47 "Skytrain" (approx. 2.1 miles away); Airlifter's Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Pope Airmen Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); C-119 "Packet" (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Bragg.

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Internet Archive

2. Braxton Bragg

from The Biographical Dictionary of America, 1906, by Rossiter Johnson.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 883 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 10, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 2. submitted on June 18, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.