Henry B. Harnshaw
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Jump to navigationJump to searchHenry B. Harnshaw was a Sergeant Major in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company E.
Antebellum
- Enlisted from Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin
War Career
- April 21, 1861 - Enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company E
- June 11, 1861 - Mustered into federal service with unit
- September 8, 1862 - Promoted to regimental Sergeant Major
- October 9, 1863 to April 15, 1864 - A.A.D.C.
- March 3, 1863 - Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company E
- May 8, 1864 - Wounded in action at the
Battle of Laurel Hill, Virginia
- left arm amputated - June 19, 1864 - Rejoined company
- June 28, 1864 - Mustered Out of federal service when term expired
Postwar Career
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Notes
Sources
Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Pages 346, 359)
Categories:
- Wisconsin Soldiers
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
- Soldiers from Winnebago County, Wisconsin
- Soldiers from Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Enlisted
- Wisconsin Mustered In
- Wisconsin Officers
- Union Officers on 1862.10.09 (Sergeant Major)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1862.10.09 (Sergeant Major)
- Union Officers on 1863.03.03 (2nd Lieutenant)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1863.03.03 (2nd Lieutenant)
- Wisconsin Wounded
- Union Wounded on 1864. 05.08 (Laurel Hill, VA)
- Wisconsin Wounded on 1864. 05.08 (Laurel Hill, VA)
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Wounded on 1864. 05.08 (Laurel Hill, VA)
- Wisconsin Mustered Out
- Source: RWV (1) 0346
- Source: RWV (1) 0359