on the Courthouse Square
Hiram distinguished himself in action at Raymond, MS and in the battles of Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge. One of his greatest performances as a brigade commander was the Battle of Ringgold Gap, Georgia, a performance that landed him the promotion to brigadier general. After being promoted to brigadier general he was given command of a TX brigade which he led through the Atlanta campaign and into TN under the command of John Bell Hood. On November 30, 1864, Granbury was one of six Confederate generals to be killed in the Battle of Franklin. Hiram had three official burials. The first site was near Columbia, TN; it was soon discovered this area of the cemetery was for paupers and vagrants. His body as well as the body of other generals buried near Columbia were moved to Ashwood, TN and re-interred in St. John's Episcopal Church cemetery. Hiram's body remained at St. John's Cemetery for 29 years before being moved one final time - to Granbury, TX, a town previously named in his honor. On November 30, 1864, he was re-interred in Granbury, TX with his burial coinciding with the 29th anniversary of his death on the Franklin battlefield.
At the ceremony in Granbury, TX his sister, Mrs. Nautie Granberry Moss of Brownwood stated the family name had always been spelled Granberry, but due to some peculiar whim, Hiram insisted on spelling his name "Granbury". She commented on receiving letters from him signed "Granbury".
Hiram is now at peace in Granbury Cemetery with a memorial stone to his beloved wife beside him. Fannie now has a headstone at Magnolia Cemetery in Mobile, Alabama, the site of her burial 139 years ago.
Granbury, Texas
