DOB/DOD: October 26, 1843 (Salisbury, CT) – March 10, 1922 (Beacon, NY); 78 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Hannah E. Montfort (1851-1931) on June 24, 1874, in Matteawan (Beacon), New York.CHILDREN: One daughter, Marie E. Briggs Hamburger (1891-1973).ENLISTMENT: Enlisted on July 18, 1862, in Salisbury, Connecticut.WOUNDED: June 2, 1864, in Cold Harbor, Virginia.DISCHARGE: Mustered out onContinue reading “SERGEANT ELIJAH A. BRIGGS; ARMY”
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