John Emory Bryant Explained

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

Notes and References

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