Author Kenneth Grieb described Bragg as : "short, squat, barrel-chested with ramrod straight bearing." He wore his bushy hair brushed forward. Grieb said the New York World newspaper as saying the storied general had the air of "a bad man from Bitter Creek, who would lick any blanked man in town."
Throughout his military career, Bragg's conduct and bravery impressed his commanding officers. For a civilian with no military training or background, to reach the rank of brigadier general was an impressive feat.
Following the war, Edward Bragg was elected a Wisconsin Congressman (1876-1880 and 1884) In 1884, at the Democratic National Convention, he seconded the nomination of Grover Cleveland, using the phrase: "We love him for the enemies he had made."
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