Soldier: Captain Henry Minor
Regiment: 3rd. OVC
Company: M
Age: 25 (was actually 30)
Date Entering Service: Sept. 8, 1861, at Monroeville, Ohio
Period of Service: 3 years
Remarks (When discharged, re-enlisted, wounded, captured, died of disease or killed):
Appointed 1st. Lieutenant Sept. 8, 1861, promoted to captain Jan. 21, 1863, mustered out Nov 22, 1864 at Louisville, Ky.
Battles in which he fought:
Bardstown, Ky. Oct. 4, 1862
Lexington, Ky. Oct. 7, 1862
Stone River, Tenn. Dec. 31, 1862
Stewart’s Creek, Tenn. Jan. 1, 1863
Middleton, Tenn. Jan. 31, 1863
Chickamauga, Ga. Sept. 19-20, 1863
McMinnville, Tenn. Sept. 28, 1863
Shelbyville, Tenn. Oct. 7, 1863
Decatur, Courtland Rd., Ala. May 26-27, 1864
Moulton, Ala. May 28-29, 1864
Noonday Creek, Ga. June 20, 1864
Kenesaw Mt., Ga. June 27, 1864
Vining Station, Ga. July 2, 1864
Peach Tree Creek, Ga. July 20, 1864
Jonesboro, Ga. Aug. 19-20, 1864
Lovejoy Station, Ga. Aug. 20, 1864
Other interesting information discovered:
Henry Minor was born in Perry County Ohio. By 1850 he was living in Cardington, listing his occupation as a carpenter. His wife’s name was Mattie Philby. By 1903 he was living at the US National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers at Johnson City, Tenn. He died in Tenn. On April 6, 1906 his wife filed for a widow’s pension.
Date of Death: April 11, 1906 Place of burial: Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
Adopted By: Researcher: Patrick Drouhard