Astor; Dr. John W. Draper; George S. Appleton; Gen. Henry R. Jackson; and a full-length figure of his wife. The last was shown at the academy exhibition of 1882 and the international exposition at Munich in 1883. Dr. F. Pecht, in his Modern Art at the International Exhibition," says of it: "The most skilful of all these ladies' portraits is the one in full figure by Carl L. Brandt, in fact, a most charming picture, a masterpiece good enough for a Netcher." Mr. Brandt has also done some work as a sculptor, and has nearly ready (1886) a colossal bust of Humboldt.
BRANNAN, John Milton, soldier, b. in the District of Columbia in 1819; d. in New York city,
17 Dec, 1893. He was graduated at the U. S. military academy, served during the border disturbances of 1841-'2, and in the Mexican war as first lieutenant of the 1st artillery. He was at Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, La Hoya, Contreras, and Churubusco, and for his conduct in the two actions last named was brevetted captain, 20 Aug., 1847. On 13 Sept. he was severely wounded at the Belen gate in the assault on the city of Mexico. After
this he served on garrison duty in various forts,
and against the Seminoles in 1856-'8. On 28
Sept., 1861, he was made brigadier-general of volunteers, commanded the department of Key West, Fla., in 1862, and served in the department of the South from June, 1863, till 24 Jan., 1863. During this time he commanded the St. John's river expedition of 25 Sept., 1863, receiving the brevet of
lieutenant-colonel for his services at the battle of
Jacksonville, was engaged at Pocotaligo, S. C., 24
Oct., 1862, and twice temporarily commanded the
department. In the Tennessee campaign of 1863
he was engaged at Hoover's Gap, Tullahoma, Elk
River, and Chickamauga, winning two brevets.
Prom 10 Oct., 1863, till 35 June, 1865, he was chief
of artillery of the department of the Cumberland,
and was engaged at Chattanooga until May, 1864,
in arranging the armament of its defences. He
was in the battle of Missionary Ridge, 23-25 Nov.,
1863, and from 4 May till 1 Oct., 1864, took part
in the Georgia campaign, being engaged at Resaca, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, and the siege and surrender of Atlanta. On 23 Jan., 1865, he was brevetted major-general of volunteers, and on 13 March, 1865, received the brevet of brigadier-general in the regular army for his services at Atlanta, and that of major-general for his services during the war. In 1870 he commanded the troops at Ogdensburg at the time of the threatened Fenian raids into Canada, and in 1877 at Philadelphia during the railroad riots. He was made colonel of the 4th artillery, 15 March, 1881, and was retired from active service on 19 April, 1882.
BRANNAN, Samuel, pioneer, b. in Saco, Me., in 1819. In his youth he was an editor and printer,
and gained some notoriety as editor of Mormon journals. He was an elder in that church, and arrived in San Francisco in July, 1846, as leader of the Mormon colony sent out in the ship "Brooklyn" from New York. The colonists were disappointed on their arrival to find the country already a part of the United States, by virtue of Sloat's proclamation of 7 July, 1846 ; but they soon forgot their vexation and entered enthusiastically upon the business of the new American community. Mr.
Brannan began the publication of a newspaper, the "Star," the second in California and the first published in the San Francisco district. Meanwhile he preached every Sunday, took part in political controversies, and did whatever he could as editor to bring California into notice at the east. The gold discovery in 1848 brought him great wealth, but led to the dissolution of the Mormon community in California, and thus a little later to
Brannan's apostasy from the Mormon church, an event that followed directly upon a quarrel with Brigham Young and the other Utah leaders. In San Francisco Mr. Brannan owned large tracts of
land, and so had much influence upon the early
development of the city. In Sacramento he was
also a large land-owner and a partner in several
great mercantile enterprises. He was prominent
in 1850 in the efforts to suppress the squatter
movement at that place, and he took part on the
side of the law during the squatter riots of that year.
In 1851, however, he was prominent in the extralegal popular movement against crime in San Francisco, publicly advocating, as was his wont when excited, the most violent measures against malefactors. He offered the use of his own place
of business as the headquarters of the vigilance committee of June, 1851, and was one of the executive leaders of the committee itself, being especially forward in addressing public assemblages and in assisting to conduct the few public executions that the committee ordered. In 1859 Mr. Brannan purchased a great estate at Calistoga, north of San Francisco bay, and acquired an extensive reputation in connection with the further development of that region. Later he aided the
Mexicans with money and supplies in their struggle against Maximilian, and in 1880 he received a grant of lands in Sonora. A colonization scheme resulting from this grant has not succeeded.
BRANNAN, William Penn, painter, d. in Cincinnati, Ohio. 9 Aug., 1866. He settled in Cincinnati about 1840, and became known as a portrait-painter of ability, but through indolence failed to turn his talents to account. About 1860 he began to contribute to the daily press, writing under various assumed names, but most commonly under that of "Vandyke Brown." His published works are "Vagaries of Vandyke Brown" (Cincinnati, 1865), and "The Harp of a Thousand Strings, or Laughter for a Lifetime."
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BRANT, Joseph (Thayendanegka), Mohawk chief, b. on the banks of the Ohio in 1742; d. at the old Brant mansion, Wellington square, Canada, 24 Nov., 1807. His father was a full-blooded Mohawk of the Wolf tribe and a son of one of the five sachems that excited so much attention at the court of Queen Anne in 1710. Brant was a favorite of Sir William Johnson's, by whom he was sent for a year to the “Moor charity school,” then under the charge of Dr. Eleazar Wheelock, and which subsequently became Dartmouth college. He was present at the battle of Lake George in 1755 when but thirteen years of age, accompanied Sir William Johnson during the Niagara campaign in 1759, and acquitted himself with distinguished bravery. He was in Pontiac's war in 1763, and when, in 1774, Guy Johnson succeeded to the superintendency of Indian affairs on the death of his uncle, Sir William, the former pupil of Dr. Wheelock was made his secretary. During the revolutionary war, under a colonel's commission, he was constantly employed by Gov. Carleton in fierce raids against the colonists, and took an active part in the massacre at Cherry Valley and in the one that desolated Minisink in July, 1779. He also led a clan of the Hurons and a few of the Six Nations in the expedition of Col. St. Leger against Fort Stanwix, and bore a prominent part in the battle of Oriskany, 6 Aug., 1777. After the war his great influence with the different Indian tribes was thrown on the side of peace, and in July, 1793, at the solicitation of Washington and Clinton, he visited
