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62nd TENNESSEE MOUNTED INFANTRY CO I CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA HENRY GIRDINE BALCH - 2ND SARGENT HENRY "Harvey" GIRDINE BALCH, son of HENRY BOLCH & SALLY HUNSAKER, was born 29 Mar 1843 Lincoln Co. North Carolina. Died 11 Jul 1903 Johnston Co. Oklahoma Buried Russett Cemetery, Johnston Co. Oklahoma. After the death of his 1st wife, Maggie Faubion he married Sarah Emeline Headrick. They left Cocke Co. Tenn sometime in the 1890's and went to Sherman, Grayson Co. Texas. In the next few years they settled near Russett, Oklahoma where he died. Several of his children from his first marriage went with them. His military file is located at the Tennessee State Library & Archives, Nashville, TN 10 September 1862 Conscripted by the Confederate Army at Newport, Cocke Co. TN by William R. Smith as 2nd Sargent, age 20 11 November 1862 Sweetwater, Tennessee Present for duty 1 December - 31 December 1862 Present for duty Jan & Feb 1863 Present for duty 17 May 1863 Captured by Union at Big Black, Mississippi Big Black River is located in Central Mississippi east of Vicksburg. (They were most likely on their way to Vicksburg at that time as the rest of his company was captured at Vicksburg) 22 July 1863 Prisoner of War at Camp Morton, Indianapolis, Indiana from Mound City Hospital Spent 1 year and 9 months in Union prison camp. 17 Feb 1865 Released on Oath @ Camp Morton, Indiana Desiring to take the Oath of Allegiance and return home. Recommended BALCH GENEALOGY Homepage Back Next COPYRIGHT 1999 2000 CAROLYN WHITAKER 9 JULY 1999 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
62nd TENNESSEE MOUNTED INFANTRY CO I
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA
HENRY GIRDINE BALCH - 2ND SARGENT
HENRY "Harvey" GIRDINE BALCH, son of HENRY BOLCH & SALLY HUNSAKER, was born 29 Mar 1843 Lincoln Co. North Carolina. Died 11 Jul 1903 Johnston Co. Oklahoma Buried Russett Cemetery, Johnston Co. Oklahoma. After the death of his 1st wife, Maggie Faubion he married Sarah Emeline Headrick. They left Cocke Co. Tenn sometime in the 1890's and went to Sherman, Grayson Co. Texas. In the next few years they settled near Russett, Oklahoma where he died. Several of his children from his first marriage went with them.
His military file is located at the Tennessee State Library & Archives, Nashville, TN
10 September 1862
Conscripted by the Confederate Army at Newport, Cocke Co. TN by William R. Smith as 2nd Sargent, age 20
11 November 1862
Sweetwater, Tennessee Present for duty
1 December - 31 December 1862
Present for duty
Jan & Feb 1863
17 May 1863
Captured by Union at Big Black, Mississippi
Big Black River is located in Central Mississippi east of Vicksburg. (They were most likely on their way to Vicksburg at that time as the rest of his company was captured at Vicksburg)
22 July 1863
Prisoner of War at Camp Morton, Indianapolis, Indiana from Mound City Hospital
Spent 1 year and 9 months in Union prison camp.
17 Feb 1865
Released on Oath @ Camp Morton, Indiana
Desiring to take the Oath of Allegiance and return home. Recommended
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