John Cowper Granbery enlisted in Confederate service on July 4, 1861 as Chaplain of the 11th Virginia Infantry. He was captured on June 28, 1862 at Mechanicsville, Virginia and was later exchanged on July 15. he lost the sight in one eye from his wound during the Seven Days' Battles. Granbery was known as one of the "Fighting Chaplains."
After the war, Granbery taught at Vanderbilt University. In 1882, he was elected Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. He went to Brazil in the 1880s, where he organized the Brazil Mission Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. He returned to the U.S., retiring to Ashland, VA, near Randolph-Macon College.
After the war, Granbery taught at Vanderbilt University. In 1882, he was elected Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. He went to Brazil in the 1880s, where he organized the Brazil Mission Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. He returned to the U.S., retiring to Ashland, VA, near Randolph-Macon College.
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