Allen, Henry H.
Knox during the Civil War
Birth
Henry Harrison Allen was born in Berne[1] on May 10, 1843[2]. He would later live in Knox.[2]
He gave his mother's name as Susan. It's possible that he forgot the given name of his mother.
From BerneHistory.org and Ancestry.com
Henry H. Allen was born 10 MAY 1843, POSSIBLY the son of John P. Allen (19 JUN 1812 - 28 DEC 1883) and Catherine Margaret Beller (28 DEC 1815 - 25 OCT 1875). His brothers and sisters MIGHT have been:
- John Frederick Allen (23 OCT 1836 - 2 APR 1902)
- Elmira Allen (ABT 1839 - 1869)
- Mary A. Allen (24 MAY 1851 - 10 JUL 1861)
- Sarah G. Allen (18 JUN 1856 - 12 JUL 1861)
- Martha Allen (16 JUN 1842 - DEC 1846)
Henry is listed in only a few of the online family trees - which might have been copied from the same source - John ELberfeld
Occupation
Before he served in the Civil War, Henry worked as a farmer.[1]
Military Service
| Residence: | Knox [3] |
| Date of Birth: | 18 May 1843[3] |
| Place of Birth: | Knox[3] |
| Names of Parents: | Susan Allen[3] |
| Enlistment Date: | 1 Aug 1862[2] or July 30, 1862[1] |
| Enlistment Place: | Knox, NY[3] |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private[1] |
| State Served: | New York |
| Mustered in with Regiment on: | 18 August 1862 |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery[2] |
| Company: | Company K[1][2][4] |
| Killed in Action on: | 19 June 1864[1] |
| Death Place: | Petersburg, Va.[1] |
| Place of Burial: | Petersburg, VA[3] |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 19.[1] |
| Sources Used: Heroes of Albany; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1898; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War |
Death
On June 19, 1864 near Petersburg, the 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment spent the day digging a line of entrenchments about 500 yards from the Confederates.[1] During this time they were constantly fired upon by the Confederates and at some point Henry Allen was mortally wounded along with another man in the unit James Reid.[1] Henry was buried near Petersburg.[2]
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Additional Media
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Henry H Allen
Name: Henry H Allen
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1843
Birth Place: Berne, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Killed
Separation Date: 19 Jun 1864
Source Citation: New York State Archives, Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900;Archive Collection #:13775-83;Box #:1086;Roll #:743.
Source Information:Ancestry.com. New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Heroes of Albany
Clark, Rufus Wheelwright, "Heroes of Albany; A memorial of the Patriot-martyrs of the City and County", 1867 HENRY H. ALLEN, of Knox, was born May 10, 1843, and enlisted in the Seventh Regiment, Company K, August 1, 1862. After serving nearly two years, he was mortally wounded, and was buried near Petersburg.
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Henry H Alben
Name: Henry H Alben
Birth Date: 18 May 1843
Birth Place: Knox, Albany Co, New York
Mother: Susan Allen
Residence Place: Knox
Enlistment Date: 1 Aug 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York
Regiment: 7th Regiment
Company: K
Rank: Private
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
- Source Citation: New York State Archives; Albany, New York; Town Clerks´ Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865; Collection Number: (N-Ar)13774; Box Number: 1; Roll Number: 1.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Keating, Robert, h:Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Clark, Rufus Wheelwright, "Heroes of Albany; A memorial of the Patriot-martyrs of the City and County", 1867
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
- ↑ Annual Report of the Adjutant-General
