The Brackenridge family was a house divided during the Civil War, with father John and his son George being loyal to Abraham Lincoln and the Union, and the other three sons joining the Confederate States Army. George shared the same views as his sister Eleanor in support of prohibition and a woman's right to vote. After his father's death, George's mother Isabella and sister Eleanor moved into his home. George supported his mother for the rest of her life and took care of Eleanor until his own death. Eleanor died only four years after George. The siblings of George Washington Brackenridge were as follows:
