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Pvt Henry Hartman

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Germany
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New York, USA
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Private HENRY HARTMAN, Co. D, 86th Illinois

Henry Hartman was born Heinrich Hartmann in German c. 1819/18, probably in Kirchheim, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany. Heinrich was married to Christina Schmid in the late 1830 or in 1840. They are known to have resided some time in Kirchheim, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany.
Henry and Christina are known to have at least one son;
1. Christopher Hartman who was born on Aug 27, 1841 in Germany, probably in Kirchheim, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany.

Christina is believed to have died as a result of Christopher's birth in 1841, either then or shortly after.
Henry Hartman then married Christina's sister, Rosina Schmid, in 1844 in Kircheim before sailing for America in 1847. The Hartmans arrived in New York City in June 1847. I have yet to find the Hartmans in the 1850 census. The Hartmans next appear in Trivoli, Illinois in Peoria County in the 1860 census, where Christopher is working as a farmhand for Benjamin and Charlotte Crane. Christopher is incorrectly listed as being born in Illinois. Heinrich (Henry) Hartman is believed to be the Henry Hardman that we find living not far from Christopher in Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois. However, Rosina is not found with the family. Perhaps she died before 1860;
Celtsen Wm. 27 M farmer 4,000 1,590 Darmstadt
Celtsen Catherine 27 F Darmstadt
Celtsen John 4 M IL
Celtsen Henry 2 M IL
Celtsen Jacob 85 M Darmstadt
Link Mary 58 F Darmstadt
Link Fred 21 M farmhand Darmstadt
Hardman Henry 45 M farmhand Wurtemburg

On August 8, 1862, both Christopher, now age 21, and his father, Henry, now age 43, volunteer to serve in a company which was being raised in Trivoli, Illinois by James S. Bean for service in the Union Army. Both Christopher and Henry list Trivoli as their place of residence at the time they volunteered.

ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT

Name HARTMAN, HENRY
Rank PVT Company D Unit 86 IL US INF

Personal Characteristics
Residence TRIVOLI, PEORIA CO, IL Age 43 Height 5' 4 1/2 Hair DARK
Eyes BLUE Complexion DARK Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER
Nativity GERMANY

Service Record
Joined When AUG 8, 1862 Joined Where TRIVOLI, IL
Joined By Whom J S BEAN Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks N/A

On the afternoon of August 15th, Bean led about 90 Trivoli volunteers into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, 83 of those Trivoli volunteers, including now Privates Christopher Hartman and Henry Hartman, were mustered in as Company D of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. James S. Bean, who was elected by the men of Co. D to be their Captain, was elected and promoted to Major of the entire regiment, so the men of Co. D then elected Frank Hitchcock to be their Captain.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, down to the railroad depot. There they were joined by the men of the 85th Illinois, who had been mustered into service at Camp Peoria. Together, at the depot, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois boarded trains bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana, located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, in pursuit of Confederate troops in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the years to come.
During the next two and a half years, the Hartmans served faithfully in Co. D as the men of the 86th served in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, they were witness to and a participants in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chicakamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia, Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averysboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, to name a few, and marched with Sherman to the Sea.
During the 30 minute assault on the Confederate breastworks on Cheatham Hill on Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864, a confederate minnie ball grazed the side of Private Christopher Hartman forehead. He may have been sent briefly to a field hospital in the rear, but, he is believed to have rejoined the regiment long before Sherman's March to the Sea.
After the war came to a close, the men of McCook's Briagde marched on to Washington, D.C. where on the 24th day of May, 1865, they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. on the 2nd day of the Grand Review. The surviving members of the 86th were finally mustered out of the service on June 6, 1865 in Washington and soon they were on a train bound for Chicago where they received their final pay and were discharged from the service. By the end of June of 1865, the Hartmans were back home with their families in Trivoli, working their way back into their civilian lives.
After his apparently return to Peoria County, Henry Hartman is again not found in any census records. It is not known when he died or where his mortal remains were laid. Henry Hartman is definately not buried in the Sunset Cemetery in Quincy, Illinois with his son.
Mel Slane wrote, "I've never found any trace of him (Christopher) in the Peoria area after that, and we know that at some point he must have moved to the state of New York. I don't know when or where Henry died but I have the contents of Christopher's military service folder which say that Christopher was in Rochester, NY in 1906 "...settling up my father's estate in (the state of) New York...."
From this we must believe that Heinrich (Henry) Hartman returned to New York state sometime after returning from the service and died in or near Rochester, New York sometime in 1905/06.

by Baxter B. Fite III (Find A Grave Contributor #47203738, who can be contacted at [email protected]) and Mel Slane

(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants of the Hartman family, who might be able to add to the biographical information that we have on Henry Hartman and the Hartman family. Baxter would like to for certain that Henry Hartman's grave is not only marked, but marked with a Civil War veterans tombstone as well. Baxter would also like to see copies of ANY photographs of Henry Hartman be added to his Find A Grave Memorial for all to see and enjoy.)

Private HENRY HARTMAN, Co. D, 86th Illinois

Henry Hartman was born Heinrich Hartmann in German c. 1819/18, probably in Kirchheim, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany. Heinrich was married to Christina Schmid in the late 1830 or in 1840. They are known to have resided some time in Kirchheim, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany.
Henry and Christina are known to have at least one son;
1. Christopher Hartman who was born on Aug 27, 1841 in Germany, probably in Kirchheim, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany.

Christina is believed to have died as a result of Christopher's birth in 1841, either then or shortly after.
Henry Hartman then married Christina's sister, Rosina Schmid, in 1844 in Kircheim before sailing for America in 1847. The Hartmans arrived in New York City in June 1847. I have yet to find the Hartmans in the 1850 census. The Hartmans next appear in Trivoli, Illinois in Peoria County in the 1860 census, where Christopher is working as a farmhand for Benjamin and Charlotte Crane. Christopher is incorrectly listed as being born in Illinois. Heinrich (Henry) Hartman is believed to be the Henry Hardman that we find living not far from Christopher in Trivoli Township, Peoria County, Illinois. However, Rosina is not found with the family. Perhaps she died before 1860;
Celtsen Wm. 27 M farmer 4,000 1,590 Darmstadt
Celtsen Catherine 27 F Darmstadt
Celtsen John 4 M IL
Celtsen Henry 2 M IL
Celtsen Jacob 85 M Darmstadt
Link Mary 58 F Darmstadt
Link Fred 21 M farmhand Darmstadt
Hardman Henry 45 M farmhand Wurtemburg

On August 8, 1862, both Christopher, now age 21, and his father, Henry, now age 43, volunteer to serve in a company which was being raised in Trivoli, Illinois by James S. Bean for service in the Union Army. Both Christopher and Henry list Trivoli as their place of residence at the time they volunteered.

ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT

Name HARTMAN, HENRY
Rank PVT Company D Unit 86 IL US INF

Personal Characteristics
Residence TRIVOLI, PEORIA CO, IL Age 43 Height 5' 4 1/2 Hair DARK
Eyes BLUE Complexion DARK Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER
Nativity GERMANY

Service Record
Joined When AUG 8, 1862 Joined Where TRIVOLI, IL
Joined By Whom J S BEAN Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks N/A

On the afternoon of August 15th, Bean led about 90 Trivoli volunteers into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, 83 of those Trivoli volunteers, including now Privates Christopher Hartman and Henry Hartman, were mustered in as Company D of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. James S. Bean, who was elected by the men of Co. D to be their Captain, was elected and promoted to Major of the entire regiment, so the men of Co. D then elected Frank Hitchcock to be their Captain.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, down to the railroad depot. There they were joined by the men of the 85th Illinois, who had been mustered into service at Camp Peoria. Together, at the depot, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois boarded trains bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana, located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, in pursuit of Confederate troops in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the years to come.
During the next two and a half years, the Hartmans served faithfully in Co. D as the men of the 86th served in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, they were witness to and a participants in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chicakamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia, Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averysboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, to name a few, and marched with Sherman to the Sea.
During the 30 minute assault on the Confederate breastworks on Cheatham Hill on Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864, a confederate minnie ball grazed the side of Private Christopher Hartman forehead. He may have been sent briefly to a field hospital in the rear, but, he is believed to have rejoined the regiment long before Sherman's March to the Sea.
After the war came to a close, the men of McCook's Briagde marched on to Washington, D.C. where on the 24th day of May, 1865, they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. on the 2nd day of the Grand Review. The surviving members of the 86th were finally mustered out of the service on June 6, 1865 in Washington and soon they were on a train bound for Chicago where they received their final pay and were discharged from the service. By the end of June of 1865, the Hartmans were back home with their families in Trivoli, working their way back into their civilian lives.
After his apparently return to Peoria County, Henry Hartman is again not found in any census records. It is not known when he died or where his mortal remains were laid. Henry Hartman is definately not buried in the Sunset Cemetery in Quincy, Illinois with his son.
Mel Slane wrote, "I've never found any trace of him (Christopher) in the Peoria area after that, and we know that at some point he must have moved to the state of New York. I don't know when or where Henry died but I have the contents of Christopher's military service folder which say that Christopher was in Rochester, NY in 1906 "...settling up my father's estate in (the state of) New York...."
From this we must believe that Heinrich (Henry) Hartman returned to New York state sometime after returning from the service and died in or near Rochester, New York sometime in 1905/06.

by Baxter B. Fite III (Find A Grave Contributor #47203738, who can be contacted at [email protected]) and Mel Slane

(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants of the Hartman family, who might be able to add to the biographical information that we have on Henry Hartman and the Hartman family. Baxter would like to for certain that Henry Hartman's grave is not only marked, but marked with a Civil War veterans tombstone as well. Baxter would also like to see copies of ANY photographs of Henry Hartman be added to his Find A Grave Memorial for all to see and enjoy.)



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