Francis S. Bartow | |
|---|---|
 Bartow c. 1860 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis Stebbins Bartow September 6, 1816 Chatham County, Georgia, US |
| Died | July 21, 1861 (aged 44) Manassas, Virginia, US |
| Resting place | Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse |
Louisa Greene Berrien
(m. 1844) |
| Alma mater | Franklin College Yale Law School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States |
| Branch/service |  Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Francis S. Bartow (born Francis Stebbins Bartow; September 6, 1816 – July 21, 1861) was a licensed attorney turned politician, who served two terms in the United States House of Representatives and became a political leader of the Confederate States of America. Bartow was also a colonel in the Georgia Militia commanding the 21st Oglethorpe Light Infantry during the early months of the American Civil War. Bartow was a delegate from Georgia's 1st congressional district to the Southern Convention in Montgomery, Alabama becoming an inaugurating member of the Confederate Provisional Congress—leading efforts to prepare local forces in the aftermath of secession, protracting into The American Civil War of 1861–65.
Colonel Bartow was killed at the First Battle of Manassas, becoming the first brigade commander of the Confederate States Army to die in combat.