Louis Henry was a twenty one years old law student
when he enlisted as a Private in Buffalo on August 21st 1863
as a substitute for John Kelly jr. He
was born in Paris, France. He had blue eyes, brown hair, a
dark complexion and a height of 5 foot 9 ¼ inches.
He was on the Muster and Descriptive Roll of a detachment of Drafted
Men and Substitutes forwarded to the 76 Regiment New York Infantery
dated Almira, New York, August 27th 1863. He has been paid a bounty of $25; the
bounty still due was of $75. By September 6th, he had arrived in the field from the depot
and was sent to company F.
He appeared as present
on the Muster Roll of the 76th New York Volunteers for the months of
September and October 1863.
On 26th of November 1863, he "deserted" while on the march
near Kelly's Ford. There is also a note saying: "Stoppage for gun and equipment complete
$22.46."
Finally, there is an entry in his name in the
Memorandum From Prisoner of War Records
stating that he was captured in Rapidan, Virginia, on November 27th, 1863, was
confined at Richmond, Virginia, on December 8th, 1863, and sent to
Andersonville, Georgia, on February 10th, 1864.
Henri Césaire Saint-Pierre stated at a
Reunion of the 76th New York
that he had enrolled in Buffalo as Louis Henry.
He was born in Rigaud, Lower Canada, on 13 September 1842, and not in Paris, France. So he
was not quite 21 at the time. He had indeed been studying law in Kingston, Upper Canada.
His Substitute Volunteer Enlistment Form (August 21st, 1863)
His Declaration of Substitute (August 21st, 1863)
Substitution Slip (August 21st, 1863)
On Muster Roll of a Detachment of Men (August 27th, 1863)
His Arrival in the Field (September 6th, 1863)
As appears On the Muster Roll of September and October, 1863
His Loss by Apparent Desertion (November 26th, 1863)
His Apparent Desertion (December, 1863)
As appears On the Muster Roll of November and December, 1863
As appears On the Muster Roll of January and February, 1864
Memorandum from Prisoner of War records
Jacques Beaulieu
jacqbeau@canardscanins.ca
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