PVT Michael Bruffy was born in Ireland in about 1833. Michael was apparently working for the Virginia Central Railroad in 1860 recorded by the census enumerator as a laborer on a railroad crew in Covington, Virginia.
Michael enlisted on 28 Apr 1861 at Staunton, Virginia mustering into G Company 5th Virginia Infantry on 14 May 1861. He was with the unit at Falling Waters and at First Manassas on 21 Jul 1861 where he was wounded. PVT Bruffy was evacuated to Staunton but succumbed to his wound on 31 Jul 1861. He is buried in Thornorse Cemetery in Staunton, Virginia one of the many unmarked burials there.
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