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Submitted: 4/26/15 • Approved: 4/27/15 • Last Updated: 3/26/18 • R769190-G0-S3
29 Jun 1833 Groton, Middlesex Co MA
27 Apr 1899 Kirksville, Adair, MO
Killed in the Kirksville cyclone of 1899
Parents: George Brigham, Margaret Shattuck
Spouse: Sarah Frances Terry
Marriage: 2 Jan 1868 Ulster, New York
Shoemaker when drafted into the Civil War
Private
Company B
6th Massachusetts Infantry
Navy *U.S.S. Wabash
Civil War Union
Roll number: T288_51
U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
*USS Wabash was a steam screw frigate of the United States Navy that served during the American Civil War. She was based on the same plans as Colorado. Post-war she continued to serve her country in European operations and eventually served as a barracks ship in Boston, Massachusetts, and was sold in 1912. The Wabash captured 5 Confederate Ships between 1861 and 1863:
Jun 18, 1861 - Amelia
Jul 1861 - Hannah Balch
Aug 3, 1861 - Sarah Starr
Aug 3, 1861 - Mary Alice
May 13, 1863 - Wonder (Shared Prize with the USS Daffodil, Detachment from Wabash)
Contributed on 4/26/15 by lolson60
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