Soldier:  Henry Cecil

Regiment:  126^th. OVI               

Company:  B    

Age:  27           

Date Entering Service:  August 9, 1862

Period of Service:  3 years

Remarks (When discharged, re-enlisted, wounded, captured, died of disease or killed):

Discharged February 23, 1863 on a surgeon’s certificate of disability.

Battles in which he fought:

Henry Cecil was not in any battle.

Other interesting information discovered:

Henry Cecil’s farm lay just north of the Whetstone River in Cardington.  It would later be referred to as the Cecil Maxwell farm, with Maxwell Park being part of this area.

Henry Cecil’s regiment lost during service 9 Officers and 148 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 142 Enlisted men by disease. Total 296.

Date of Death:  July 14, 1896            Place of burial:  Unknown

Adopted by:  The Village of Cardington

Researcher:  Patrick Drouhard