John Emory Bryant

John Emory Bryant (October 13, 1836 – February 27, 1900) served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and the Freedmens Bureau in Georgia during the Reconstruction Era. He also worked as a newspaper editor, Republican Party organizer, member of the Georgia House of Representatives and a candidate for U.S. Congress.[1] Duke University has a collection of papers related to Bryant. He corresponded with William Anderson Pledger and Henry McNeal Turner.[2] He was a member of the Methodist Church and involved in the temperance movement.[2]

He served in the 8th Maine Volunteers during the Civil War.[2]

Bryant was born in Wayne, Maine to Benjamin Franklin Bryant, a Methodist minister and Lucy Ford French.[3] He graduated in 1859 from Maine Wesleyan Seminary.[3]

Bryant married Emma Frances Spaulding and they had one child, Emma Alice Bryant (1871–1946).

Further reading

• Carpetbagger of Conscience: A Biography of John Emory Bryant by Ruth Currie ISBN 978-0823219384

ISBN 0823219380

References

1. McLeod, Jonathan W. (22 March 1989). "Carpetbagger of Conscience: A Biography of John Emory Bryant (review)". Civil War History. 35 (1): 90–92. doi:10.1353/cwh.1989.0015. S2CID 143371174. Retrieved 22 March 2018 – via Project MUSE.
2. "Preliminary Guide to the John Emory Bryant Papers, 1851-1955 and undated". David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
3. Currie-Mcdaniel, Ruth (2000). "Bryant, John Emory (1836-1900), editor and politician". American National Biography. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0401189. ISBN 978-0-19-860669-7. Retrieved 22 March 2018.