Francis S. Bartow
American Civil War
- First Battle of Bull Run
Colonel Francis Stebbins Bartow (September 6, 1816 – July 21, 1861) was an attorney, Confederate States of America political leader, and military officer during the early months of the American Civil War. He was an inaugural representative to the Confederate Provisional Congress, where he led efforts to prepare for the coming war.
Bartow was killed at the First Battle of Manassas, becoming the first brigade commander in the Confederate States Army to die in combat.
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