Henry B. Converse

Henry B. Converse was a Captain of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company A.

Antebellum

• Born on January 27, 1832 in Dummerston, Windham County, Vermont
• Enlisted from Randolph, Wisconsin

War Career

• April 19, 1861 - Enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company A
• June 11, 1861 - Mustered into federal service with unit
• ? - Sergeant
• June 11, 1861 - Appointed Commissary Sergeant
• September 18, 1861 - Promoted to 1st Lieutenant of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company A
• August 30, 1862 - Promoted to Captain
• ? - Wounded in action at the Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
• July 1, 1863 - Discharged for disability

Postwar Career

• Died on August 9, 1920 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Family

• PARENTS
  • Father John Prentice Converse - Born on November 9, 1791 in Randolph, Vermont. Died on August 10, 1879 in Dundas, Minnesota.
  • Mother Azuba Pinney - Born on July 1795 in Stafford, Connecticut. Died in February 1886 in Wyocena, Columbia County, Wisconsin
  • Married on June 10, 1822 in Stafford, Connecticut
• Further genealogical information available HERE

Sources

• Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Page 346, 347)
• 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Genealogy - Henry B. Converse