Pvt. William Watson Briggs, (USA)

William W. Briggs enlisted for 3 years in Company H of the Fourth Michigan Volunteer Infantry on February 20, 1862, at Adrian, Michigan. He mustered into Federal service the same day. He was discharged from service at Fort Hamilton, New York, on October 28, 1862.

Sources: " Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865, vol. 4", also known as the "Brown Book" and personal research from the soldier's Compiled Military Service Records and Pension Application file from the National Archives.

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Fourth Michigan Volunteer Infantry 1861-1866
4th Michigan Infantry
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