Son of Samuel and Verona Black. He had four sisters. He was a lifelong resident of Holden, MA. He was a farmer and he enlisted when he was 18.
His service record: Enlistment date: 7 Dec 1863 in Worcester, MA., as a Private.
Enlisted in Company B, 57th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 4 Jan 1864.
Died of disease Company B, 57th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 22 Feb 1865 in Alexandria, VA.
Height: 5 ft. 9 in., light complexion, blue eyes, dark hair.
Buried in Alexandria National Cemetery, the government also placed a headstone for Henry in his hometown of Holden, MA., in Grove Cemetery (FIND A GRAVE #96429423). His name also appears on the bottom of Sacrifice. Panel 3 of the CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL TABLETS that are located in the Holden Town Hall along with 29 others soldiers that never came home from the war.
U.S. Registers of Death of Volunteers, 1861-1865 lists death date: 24 Feb 1865.
Military Information: Private, 57th Inf. Regt. MA.
His service record: Enlistment date: 7 Dec 1863 in Worcester, MA., as a Private.
Enlisted in Company B, 57th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 4 Jan 1864.
Died of disease Company B, 57th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 22 Feb 1865 in Alexandria, VA.
Height: 5 ft. 9 in., light complexion, blue eyes, dark hair.
Buried in Alexandria National Cemetery, the government also placed a headstone for Henry in his hometown of Holden, MA., in Grove Cemetery (FIND A GRAVE #96429423). His name also appears on the bottom of Sacrifice. Panel 3 of the CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL TABLETS that are located in the Holden Town Hall along with 29 others soldiers that never came home from the war.
U.S. Registers of Death of Volunteers, 1861-1865 lists death date: 24 Feb 1865.
Military Information: Private, 57th Inf. Regt. MA.
Son of Samuel and Verona Black. He had four sisters. He was a lifelong resident of Holden, MA. He was a farmer and he enlisted when he was 18.
His service record: Enlistment date: 7 Dec 1863 in Worcester, MA., as a Private.
Enlisted in Company B, 57th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 4 Jan 1864.
Died of disease Company B, 57th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 22 Feb 1865 in Alexandria, VA.
Height: 5 ft. 9 in., light complexion, blue eyes, dark hair.
Buried in Alexandria National Cemetery, the government also placed a headstone for Henry in his hometown of Holden, MA., in Grove Cemetery (FIND A GRAVE #96429423). His name also appears on the bottom of Sacrifice. Panel 3 of the CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL TABLETS that are located in the Holden Town Hall along with 29 others soldiers that never came home from the war.
U.S. Registers of Death of Volunteers, 1861-1865 lists death date: 24 Feb 1865.
Military Information: Private, 57th Inf. Regt. MA.
His service record: Enlistment date: 7 Dec 1863 in Worcester, MA., as a Private.
Enlisted in Company B, 57th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 4 Jan 1864.
Died of disease Company B, 57th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 22 Feb 1865 in Alexandria, VA.
Height: 5 ft. 9 in., light complexion, blue eyes, dark hair.
Buried in Alexandria National Cemetery, the government also placed a headstone for Henry in his hometown of Holden, MA., in Grove Cemetery (FIND A GRAVE #96429423). His name also appears on the bottom of Sacrifice. Panel 3 of the CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL TABLETS that are located in the Holden Town Hall along with 29 others soldiers that never came home from the war.
U.S. Registers of Death of Volunteers, 1861-1865 lists death date: 24 Feb 1865.
Military Information: Private, 57th Inf. Regt. MA.
Inscription
Alexandria National Cemetery:
2293
HENRY BLACK
MASS.
CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL TABLETS, Holden Town Hall:
57th REGT.
H. ERSKINE BLACK,
DIED FEB. 22, 1865.
Gravesite Details
Sources: Mass. Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War, History of Holden, MA., Vital Records of Holden, U.S. Census Records, Headstones provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903, Fold 3.
