About John M. Brockenbrough
Lived 1830 – 1892 (aged 62). John M. Brockenbrough was an American military officer.
John Mercer Brockenbrough (August 1, 1830 – August 24, 1892) was a farmer and a colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Early life Johnathan Brockenbrough, the son of Moore Fauntleroy Brockenbrough and his wife Sarah Waller Smith, was born August 1, 1830, in Richmond County, Virginia. John Brockenbrough was a second cousin of John White Brockenbrough and his sister, Civil War diarist, Judith White (Brockenbrough) McGuire. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1850.
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Who was John M. Brockenbrough?
Confederate Army officer (1830-1892)
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John M. Brockenbrough was born on 1 August 1830 in Richmond.
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John M. Brockenbrough died on 24 August 1892 in Richmond.
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John M. Brockenbrough was a military officer.
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John M. Brockenbrough was American.
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