1828 - 1864 (35 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
Alfred Milo Brigham |
Born |
21 Oct 1828 |
Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1860 |
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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. |
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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 |
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3. Laura Sophia Brigham, b. 26 Dec 1830, Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts , d. 26 Jun 1905, Winstead, Litchfield, Connecticut | |
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Headstones |
Submit Headstone Photo |
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] |
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Family ID |
F435 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 21 Oct 1828 - Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts |
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| Died - 15 Jun 1864 - Petersburg, Virginia |
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