Hiram B. Granbury

Hiram B. Granbury
Hiram B. Granbury
BornMarch 1, 1831
Copiah County, Mississippi
Died30 November 1864(1864-11-30) (aged 33)
Franklin, Tennessee
Buried
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Service / branch Confederate States Army
Years of service1861 – 1864
RankBrigadier General
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War

Hiram Bronson Granbury (March 1, 1831 – November 30, 1864) was a lawyer and county judge in Texas before the American Civil War. He organized a volunteer company for the Confederate States Army after the outbreak of the Civil War and became its captain. He rose to the grade of brigadier general in the Confederate army. Granbury was one of the six Confederate generals killed at the Battle of Franklin on November 30, 1864.