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Federal (USV)

Corporal

John Brierly

(c. 1836 - 1862)

Home State: Delaware

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 1st Delaware Infantry

Before Antietam

He enlisted in Company A, First Delaware Infantry at age 25 on 7 August 1861 as Corporal at Wilmington, DE.

On the Campaign

He was killed in action on 17 September 1862.

References & notes

Basic information from State of Delaware1.

Birth

c. 1836

Death

09/17/1862; Sharpsburg, MD

Notes

1   State of Delaware, Adjutant General's Office, Civil War Military records for Delaware Units, Published 1861-, first accessed 31 January 2015, <http://archives.delaware.gov/CivilWar/volumes/>, Source page: Muster Out Roll, First Delaware Infantry  [AotW citation 13687]