Rank: Private
Unit: G Co, 2d Cavalry
Enlisted: March 22, 1858 in New York, New York. He was 27.
Born: 1831
Hometown: Cassel, Germany
Occupation prior to enlistment: Bartender
Campaign: Civil War
Died: 21 February 1862
Age at death: 30 or 31
Cause of death: Killed in action
Location of fatality: Val Verde, New Mexico
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Place of interment: Santa Fe National Cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Note: Private Briede’s death is cited in the book:
Also killed at the Battle of Valverde were Privates Cook, Courtney, Driscoll, Eckels, Murray, O’Brien, Phillips, and Togue. An additional eights Soldiers were wounded and two more were recorded as missing.
He stood 5’6½” with blue eyes, light hair, and fair complexion.