Photo: 5th NC Cavalry Regt battle flag
Age at Enlistment: 19
Length of Service: 1864
State: North Carolina
Rank: Pvt
Unit: 5th NC Cavalry Regiment
Service Record: enlisted on 1 Apr 1864 in Co. H; captured at Hanover C.H. on 31 May 1864; sent to Pt. Lookout, Md. by way of White house, Va. on 11 Jun 1864; transferred to Elmira prison NY harbor on 12 Jul 1864; Died of chronic diarrhea on 24 Aug 1864 (likely diarrhea was only symptom of larger disease).
Survived War: No
Cemetery / Burial: Woodlawn National Cemetery, Elmira prison, NY; his grave on records listed at “86”. Name is spelled wrong; it is under “W.H. Brinsger”
Soldier Info: Born in Davie Co., NC in 1845; Died at Elmira prison, NY Harbor in 1864
Relationship to Author: 2nd cousin 5x
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