Bradley Winslow

Bradley Winslow
Winslow, aged 48 or 49, looking left
Official portrait, 1880
Member of the New York State Senate
from the 21st district
In office
1880–1881
Personal details
Born(1831-08-01)August 1, 1831
Watertown, New York, US
DiedOctober 24, 1914(1914-10-24) (aged 83)
Watertown, New York, US
Resting placeBrookside Cemetery, Watertown
43°56′06″N 75°54′50″W / 43.9349°N 75.9139°W / 43.9349; -75.9139
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Geraldine M. Cooper
(m. 1855; died 1896)
Poppie H. Burdick
(m. 1901)
Children3
Parent
RelativesNorris Winslow (brother)
Signature"Bradley Winslow" written in cursive
Military service
AllegianceUnion Army
Years of service
  • 1861–1862
  • 1864–1865
Rank
Commands186th New York Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars

Bradley Winslow (August 1, 1831 – October 24, 1914) was an American soldier, politician and lawyer who served as colonel of the 186th New York Regiment from 1864 to 1865 during the American Civil War. Winslow was also a member of the New York State Senate in 1880, and mayor of Watertown, New York, in 1875.

Winslow studied at various seminaries and colleges, and began studying to become a lawyer in 1853. He worked in various law firms until being elected district attorney of Jefferson County, New York in 1859. At the break of the civil war, he resigned as district attorney and volunteered in the Union Army. He fought in the Northern Virginia campaign in 1862 as a lieutenant colonel, and was promoted to colonel in September 1864. During his time as colonel, he assisted the Union Army in capturing forts during the Siege of Petersburg, and was discharged in June 1865 after suffering a gunshot wound. Winslow was brevetted brigadier general by president Abraham Lincoln on April 9, 1865, for "brave and gallant conduct" during the siege. After the war, he returned to politics, being re-elected as district attorney in 1865 and serving as a delegate and chairperson in the 1908 Republican National Convention.