Alfred Milo Brigham

1828 - 1864  (35 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Alfred Milo Brigham
  Born	21 Oct 1828	Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860
  		1860 Brigham 4. 1860 US census, Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Family Number 1227, Brigham.
  Library book: History of the Brigham Family	710
  Military Service	Civil War, Union Army
  	He entered the Union Army in the fall of 1862 as a Corporal in the 39th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. In September 1863 he took an examination and was commissioned lieutenant in the 4th Regiment Infantry U. S. Colored Troops. His first service was in Maryland and northern Virginia. After joining the Colored Regiments he served under General B. F. Butler on the Virginia Peninsula. He was hospitalized for a short time late in 1863, owing to a leg wound received when one of his soldiers accidentally discharged a musket. He was mortally wounded on June 15, 1864 in the attack on the Confederate lines near Petersburg.
  		Alfred Milo Brigham Service. Alfred Milo Brigham Service, widow's declaration for Army pension.
  Occupation	Alfred was shoe manufacturer in Natick, and held town offices. He was Postmaster for 16 years.
  Died	15 Jun 1864	Petersburg, Virginia
  Siblings	5 siblings
  1. Captain Ephraim Harris Brigham,   b. 26 Sep 1822, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 21 Aug 1877
  2. Thomas Hartwell Brigham,   b. 12 Mar 1825, Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  3. Laura Sophia Brigham,   b. 26 Dec 1830, Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 26 Jun 1905, Winstead, Litchfield, Connecticut
  4. Matthias Brigham,   b. 25 Jun 1833, Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  5. Mary Hubbard Brigham,   b. 1 Jun 1838
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  Person ID	I929	Nagel
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	Ephraim Brigham,   b. 21 Oct 1799, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sophia Howe,   b. 15 Mar 1799, Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	25 Nov 1821	Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline Damon,   b. 12 Apr 1828, Wayland, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 5 Jun 1892, Auburn, Worcester, Massachusetts  (Age 64 years)
  Children	1. Walter Damon Brigham,   b. 4 Sep 1853, Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 23 Feb 1913, Macon-Bibb County, Georgia  (Age 59 years)  [Birth]   2. Nathaniel Maynard Brigham,   b. 8 Mar 1856, Saxonville, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 5 Aug 1915  (Age 59 years)  [Birth]   3. Helen Sophia Brigham,   b. 28 Dec 1858, Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts  [Birth]
  Family ID	F435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 Oct 1828 - Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts Died - 15 Jun 1864 - Petersburg, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth
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