CONFEDERATE BIOGRAPHY:  J. M. BRITTAIN - Cherokee County, TX

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Submitted by Peggy Brannon - peggybrannon@hotmail.com
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TEXANS WHO WORE THE GRAY by Sid S. Johnson

J. M. BRITTAIN

James M. Brittain a prominent and successful physician of 
Jacksonville, Texas, was born in McMinn county, Tennessee Nov. 1838.
Removed to Texas Nov. 1852 and settled in Jacksonville, Cherokee 
County, Texas. Enlisted in Co. C 3rd Texas Cavalry and went with the 
command to Missouri, participated in the campaign up to his discharge, 
the same year of his enlistment. He returned home and was kept there 
the remainder of the war as a physician and surgeon as all the 
doctors of the town were in the confederate service elsewhere. Dr. 
Brittain was kept at home by the solicitation of his people as a doctor 
and greatly needed to watch after the sick and afflicted of his home 
community.

Dr. Brittain made himself successful in his practice, a good citizen,
a patriotic southern man.  He has of late years devoted a good 
portion of his time to farming and fruit culture. He is now an honored 
citizen of his county.