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Confederate (CSV)

Sergeant

William H Briggs

(1836 - ?)

Home State: Georgia

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 50th Georgia Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

Appointed 2nd Sergeant in 1862; Ordnance Sergeant June 1, 1862

On the Campaign

He was captured 15 September 1862 at Boonsboro, Maryland.

The rest of the War

Officially considered exchanged 11/10/1862.

After the War

Promoted to quartermaster in 1863.

References & notes

Basic service information from Ranger951.

Birth

1836

Death

Date not known

Notes

1   Fincham, Jr., Ray, Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry Regimental Histories - Georgia C.S.A., Published c. 2005, <http://www.ranger95.com/civil_war/georgia/index.html>, Source page: /georgia/infantry/50th_inf_regt.html  [AotW citation 2926]