The Story Of Michael Briscoe, Our First Civil War Soldier From Birr
KILLED IN A ACCIDENTAL EXPLOSION DURING THE CIVIL WAR Michael Briscoe was born in Birr, County Offaly in 1822 and […]
Michael Briscoe
Michael Briscoe, born around 1822 in Birr, New York, served in the Union Army during the Civil War. He died in 1864 due to an accidental explosion at Bachelor’s Creek, North Carolina. Briscoe is buried in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, leaving behind his wife, Catherine Hoare.