Collection	Lyndon W. Briggs
Copyright	Oshkosh Public Museum
Description	Albumen print on Carte de Visite mount of James A. Bridgeman. MARKS: Backmark: "Y. Day,/Photographer,/No. 338 Main Street/Memphis, Tenn.", Inscription: "Ja. A. Bridgeman"
Event	Civil War
Medium	Cardstock/Photographic Paper/Ink
Notes	Bust view Carte de Viste of Junior 1st Lieutenant James A. Briggs, 7th Wisconsin Battery, wearing officer's frock coat with fold down velvet collar and 1st Lieutenant's shoulder boards. Bridgeman enlisted as a private September 18, 1861 from Kenosha, reenlisted as a veteran, promoted to sergeant, Senior 2nd Lieutenant on May 2, 1864, and Junior 1st Lieutenant on April 18, 1865. He was captured at Memphis on August 21, 1864 in a raid by C.S. General Nathan Bedford Forrest. He mustered out July 20, 1865. The 7th Battery was raised in Milwaukee, saw service at Island Number 10, Humbolt Tennessee, Parker's Cross Roads, Gun Town Mississippi, Forrest's Raid on Memphis, railroad guard duty and garrison duty at Memhis, Tennessee.
Object ID	P2000.19.1
Object Name	carte de visite
People	Bridges, James A.
Place	Memphis, TN
Print size	H=4 W=2 1/2 in
Subjects	Civil War Soldiers Officers Artillery (Troops) 7th Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery Prisoners of war
Title	James A. Bridgeman
Year Range from	1865
Year range to	1865

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