Husband: Alfred Milo Brigham ( 1) |
Born: 21 Oct 1828 in Natick, Massachusetts Died: 15 Jun 1864 in Petersburg, Virginia Father: Ephraim Brigham Mother: Sophia HoweSpouses: |
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Born: 12 Apr 1828 in Wayland, Massachusetts Died: 05 Jun 1892 in Auburn, Massachusetts Father: Sewell Damon Mother: >>>Spouses: |
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01 (M): Walter Damon Brigham
Born: 04 Sep 1853
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Additional Information
Alfred Milo Brigham:
Occupation: Shoe manufacturer of Natick
Notes:
Alfred was shoe manufacturer in Natick, and held town offices. He was Postmaster for 16 years. 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.
Caroline Damon:
Notes:
She was for several years after the was postmistress of Natick, MA
Footnotes
- The Harvard Graduate's Magazine (Volume XXIV 1915-1916).
- Ibid.
- Ibid.
- Brigham, Willard Irving Tyler, Emma E. Brigham, and William Erastus Brigham, The History of the Brigham Family; a Record of Several Thousand Descendants of Thomas Brigham (New York: Grafton, 1907 Print of Several Thousand Descendants of Thomas Brigham ).
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