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Civil War

Elijah A. Briggs

Corporal · U.S. Army

Company B, 2d Connecticut Heavy Artillery

3 April 1865 · Petersburg, Virginia

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Connecticut
Action
Petersburg, Virginia

The citation

Official citation

Capture of battle nag.

Sources

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Ready I Left My Home — Staff Sgt. Anisha Johnson

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