DOB:  December 3, 1839 DOD:  April 1, 1915 Age at Enlistment: 21 Date of Enlistment:  July 18, 1861 Place of Enlistment:  Haynesville, TN Rank at Enlistment:  Private Rank at Discharge:  Private Casualty:  Captured at Missionary Ridge on November 25, 1863 Comments:  Henry was a native of Jefferson County, TN (in East Tennessee) and enlisted in the Company when they were temporarily encamped in East Tennessee on their way to Virginia.  The 1860 Census shows him working on his father’s farm.  His service record in the 1st Tennessee was very good until his capture.  He was employed as a wagon driver in April 1862.  In March and April of 1863 he is listed as being detailed to work on fortifications.  He was sent to Rock Island Prison Camp in December 1864 after his capture.  The camp must not have suited him well, just a month after arriving he enlisted in the U.S. Navy.  On January 25, 1864 he was transferred to the Chicago Naval Rendezvous and officially enlisted.  His enlistment papers describe him as Eyes: Blue, Hair: Dark Brown, Complexion: Dark, Height: 6'0".  Lists his residence as Jefferson County, TN and his occupation is a farmer.  Just a few months after enlisted he contracted phthisis pulmonalis (tuberculosis) and was admitted to the hospital at Chelsea, MA.  His hospital records state he was admitted to the sick list of the USS Ohio on March 26, 1864 and taken to the General Hospital in Chelsea on April 5.  There is no record of his release from the hospital, but this is the only record stating what his service was in the U.S. Navy.  The USS Ohio was built in 1820 and was a battle ship early in its career.  Since it was an old wooden ship by the time of the Civil War it was only used as a receiving ship operating out of Boston.  No record of Henry’s discharge from the Navy has been found, but did survive his bout with Tuberculosis.  He returned home to Jefferson County and married Phebe Tittle on November 28, 1873.  The couple had five children together.  The 1880 Census shows no occupation listed for him but the1900 Census states he is a Day Laborer.  The 1910 Census states he lives on Knoxville and New Market road and his daughter and grandchildren are living with him.  His occupation is listed as “own income” and where it asks if you were a veteran he marked UA N (Union Army Navy).  East Tennessee had strong Union loyalties during the Civil War and he did not live near any of the Williamson Grays, so Henry switching sides probably never came back to bite him.  On most post war rosters his status is unknown so he did not keep up with anyone in the company.  Henry died in 1915. 

Henry’s Ship the USS Ohio

Henry Hospital Record 1 Henry Hospital Record 2