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Capt James Monroe Briggs

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Capt James Monroe Briggs Veteran

Birth
Georgia, USA
Death
5 May 1864 (aged 22–23)
Virginia, USA
Burial
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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CO I 12th GA INF VOLS CSA 
CO I 12th GA INF VOLS CSA 

Gravesite Details

James Monroe Briggs was killed at the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia May 5, 1864. Although he held the rank of Captain at the time his body was never recovered. He was the son of Dr. Henry Briggs and is first wife Catherine Monroe Converse.



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