Alfred Bruce Brackett

Major Alfred Bruce Brackett
Brackett c.1863
Born	(1826-05-22)May 22, 1826 Newmarket, New Hampshire, US
Died	September 22, 1892(1892-09-22) (aged 66) Roseville, Minnesota, US
Buried	Roselawn Cemetery, Roseville, Minnesota
Allegiance	Union Army
Service years	1861-1866
Rank	Major
Unit	5th Iowa Cavalry Regiment Brackett's Minnesota Cavalry Battalion
Commands	Brackett's Minnesota Cavalry Battalion
Conflicts	American Civil War Battle of Lockridge Mill Siege of Corinth Battle of Riggins Hill Battle of Stones River Battle of Dover (1863) Dakota War of 1862 Battle of Killdeer Mountain Battle of the Badlands
Spouses	Mary Elizabeth Ferguson Martha "Mattie" L. Ferguson
Children	3
Other work	Deputy Sheriff of Hennepin County

Alfred Bruce Brackett (May 22,1826 - September 22, 1892) was a forty-niner gold prospector during the California gold rush, a business owner, an American Civil War and Sioux Wars veteran, and the deputy sheriff of Hennepin County, Minnesota. During the ensuing campaigns against the Dakota, Brackett eventually rose to the rank of major and commanded Brackett's Minnesota Cavalry Battalion.