William F. Brantley
William Felix Brantley | |
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William Felix Brantley | |
| Born | March 12, 1830 Greene County, Alabama |
| Died | November 2, 1870 (aged 40) near Winona, Mississippi |
| Place of burial | Old Greensboro Cemetery, Webster County, Mississippi |
| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Branch | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–65 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War |
William Felix Brantley (March 12, 1830 – November 2, 1870) was an American lawyer and American Civil War and Confederate States of America combatant. He served as a officer and brigadier general in the military Confederate States Army during the American Civil War (1861-1865), 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 unfortunately also killed a decade earlier in 1859 further west in Gonzales, Texas. Their younger brother Arnold Brantley was also killed in the former first county seat of Webster County, Mississippi and now non-existent town there of Greensboro three months earlier in August 1870; his unknown attackers escaped.