Minor, H.C.

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


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