. . . . "1861-07-21"^^ . . . . "c. 1861 portrait of Francis S. Bartow"@en . . ""@en . . . "United States of America"@en . . "35"^^ . "21"^^ . "Manassas, Virginia"@en . "Ordinance of Secession"@en . . . . . "200"^^ . . . . "1816-09-06"^^ . . "Confederate States of America"@en . . "2"^^ . . . . . . "Francis Stebbins Bartow (September 6, 1816 \u2013 July 21, 1861) was a licensed attorney turned politician, serving two terms in the United States House of Representatives and becoming a political leader of the Confederate States of America. Bartow was also a colonel in the Georgia Militia commanding the 21st Oglethorpe Light Infantry during the early months of the American Civil War. Bartow was a delegate from Georgia's 1st congressional district to the Southern Convention in Montgomery, Alabama becoming an inaugurating member of the Confederate Provisional Congress\u2014leading efforts to prepare defensive forces for an impending federal invasion which did occur, protracting into The American Civil War of 1861\u201365. Colonel Bartow was killed at the First Battle of Manassas, becoming the first brigade commander of the Confederate States Army to die in combat."@en . "Francis S. Bartow"@en . "--01-21"^^ . "Francis Stebbins Bartow (September 6, 1816 \u2013 July 21, 1861) was a licensed attorney turned politician, serving two terms in the United States House of Representatives and becoming a political leader of the Confederate States of America. Bartow was also a colonel in the Georgia Militia commanding the 21st Oglethorpe Light Infantry during the early months of the American Civil War. Bartow was a delegate from Georgia's 1st congressional district to the Southern Convention in Montgomery, Alabama becoming an inaugurating member of the Confederate Provisional Congress\u2014leading efforts to prepare defensive forces for an impending federal invasion which did occur, protracting into The American Civil War of 1861\u201365."@en . "The Honorable"@en . . "Chatham County, Georgia"@en . . "Francis S. Bartow"@en . . "1861"^^ . .