Timeline
Birth- Oct 26, 1843
Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Age: 19 years
Regiment
Connecticut 2nd Heavy Artillery (Union)
Regiment
Connecticut 2nd Heavy Artillery, Battery B (Union)
State
Connecticut, United States of America
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Served For
United States of America
Commander
Corporal, September 1862 - June 1865; Sergeant, June 1865 - July 1865
Enlistment- Sep 11, 1862-Age: 19 years
Connecticut
Corporal
Private
Military Service- Age: 19 years
Enlistment- Jul 23, 1862-Age: 19 years
Salisbury, Connecticut
Private
Residence- Age: 19 years
Date
Jul 23, 1862
Place
New York, USA
Place
Salisbury, Connecticut
Military Service- Ages: 22 - 21 years
Gold Star
Officer
Yes
Prisoner of War
No
Wounded
Yes
Casualty- Jun 2, 1864-Age: 21 years
Battle
Cold Harbor
Cold Harbor, Virginia
Info
Wounded
Promoted- Ages: 22 - 21 years
Date
Apr 24, 1864
Rank
Corporal
Date
Jun 20, 1865
Rank
Sergeant
Discharge- Age: 22 years
Date
Jul 7, 1865
Info
disch
Sergeant
Death- Mar 10, 1922-Age: 78 years
Age
78
Beacon, Dutchess County, New York
Burial
Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York
Plot
Fishkill Rural Cemetery
Other Facts
Military Age
18
Name
Elijah A Briggs
Name
Elijah A. Briggs
Name
Elisha A. Briggs
