Henry Houston Lewis was born in eastern Tennessee on 29 April 1837. His mother had the surname "Scates". He also had a brother, James Wyatt Lewis. His parents were poor and he received only a partial elementary education but could read and write in a very nice hand.
When the Civil War broke out he enlisted with the Union forces and served the entire 4 years of war without receiving any injuries. He served in Co. H, 8th Missouri Cavalry. He was married to Sara Jane "Sally" Rippy before the war. He was married four times, outliving his first three wives, but all his children were by his first wife, Sara Jane "Sally" Rippy. He died in February 1922 at the home of his son, Eli Lewis. An eighth child, a girl, name unknown, was married to Farmer Sumner.
* Documentation taken from Fold-3 Military Records and a Book Confirm the following: Henry H. Lewis, age 25, a farmer, born in Henderson County, Tennessee enlisted with the 8th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry, USA on August 9, 1862 in Lebanon, Missouri as a Corp. in Company "H". August 9, 1862 Promoted/Appointed to Rank of Corp. November 15, 1862 Absent, Left Sick in Camp at Springfield, Missouri. May 1, 1863 Promoted to Sgt. and On Duty as Camp Guard. July 1, 1863 Absent, Left Sick at General Hospital in Ironton, Missouri. July/August 1863 Hospital Muster Roll Cards show Him in General Hospital at Jefferson Barracks in Missouri. * Erroneously Dropped from Company Roll between July and August of 1863! {*Different Clerks had Double/Triple Entries at Different Places!} August 15, 1863 Absent, Transferred to Invalid Corps at Arcadia, Missouri. October 1863 Absent, Left Sick at Arcadia, Missouri. November/December 1863 Shown as: Absent, Left Sick at Ironton, Missouri on July 1, 1863. December 1/14/31, 1863 St. Louis, Missouri: Transferred to Invalid Corps by Medical Department. - Ralph Biggs
* Noted Discrepancies per Dates and Places by Different Clerks!
Contributor:
Ralph Biggs - [email protected]
When the Civil War broke out he enlisted with the Union forces and served the entire 4 years of war without receiving any injuries. He served in Co. H, 8th Missouri Cavalry. He was married to Sara Jane "Sally" Rippy before the war. He was married four times, outliving his first three wives, but all his children were by his first wife, Sara Jane "Sally" Rippy. He died in February 1922 at the home of his son, Eli Lewis. An eighth child, a girl, name unknown, was married to Farmer Sumner.
* Documentation taken from Fold-3 Military Records and a Book Confirm the following: Henry H. Lewis, age 25, a farmer, born in Henderson County, Tennessee enlisted with the 8th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry, USA on August 9, 1862 in Lebanon, Missouri as a Corp. in Company "H". August 9, 1862 Promoted/Appointed to Rank of Corp. November 15, 1862 Absent, Left Sick in Camp at Springfield, Missouri. May 1, 1863 Promoted to Sgt. and On Duty as Camp Guard. July 1, 1863 Absent, Left Sick at General Hospital in Ironton, Missouri. July/August 1863 Hospital Muster Roll Cards show Him in General Hospital at Jefferson Barracks in Missouri. * Erroneously Dropped from Company Roll between July and August of 1863! {*Different Clerks had Double/Triple Entries at Different Places!} August 15, 1863 Absent, Transferred to Invalid Corps at Arcadia, Missouri. October 1863 Absent, Left Sick at Arcadia, Missouri. November/December 1863 Shown as: Absent, Left Sick at Ironton, Missouri on July 1, 1863. December 1/14/31, 1863 St. Louis, Missouri: Transferred to Invalid Corps by Medical Department. - Ralph Biggs
* Noted Discrepancies per Dates and Places by Different Clerks!
Contributor:
Ralph Biggs - [email protected]
Henry Houston Lewis was born in eastern Tennessee on 29 April 1837. His mother had the surname "Scates". He also had a brother, James Wyatt Lewis. His parents were poor and he received only a partial elementary education but could read and write in a very nice hand.
When the Civil War broke out he enlisted with the Union forces and served the entire 4 years of war without receiving any injuries. He served in Co. H, 8th Missouri Cavalry. He was married to Sara Jane "Sally" Rippy before the war. He was married four times, outliving his first three wives, but all his children were by his first wife, Sara Jane "Sally" Rippy. He died in February 1922 at the home of his son, Eli Lewis. An eighth child, a girl, name unknown, was married to Farmer Sumner.
* Documentation taken from Fold-3 Military Records and a Book Confirm the following: Henry H. Lewis, age 25, a farmer, born in Henderson County, Tennessee enlisted with the 8th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry, USA on August 9, 1862 in Lebanon, Missouri as a Corp. in Company "H". August 9, 1862 Promoted/Appointed to Rank of Corp. November 15, 1862 Absent, Left Sick in Camp at Springfield, Missouri. May 1, 1863 Promoted to Sgt. and On Duty as Camp Guard. July 1, 1863 Absent, Left Sick at General Hospital in Ironton, Missouri. July/August 1863 Hospital Muster Roll Cards show Him in General Hospital at Jefferson Barracks in Missouri. * Erroneously Dropped from Company Roll between July and August of 1863! {*Different Clerks had Double/Triple Entries at Different Places!} August 15, 1863 Absent, Transferred to Invalid Corps at Arcadia, Missouri. October 1863 Absent, Left Sick at Arcadia, Missouri. November/December 1863 Shown as: Absent, Left Sick at Ironton, Missouri on July 1, 1863. December 1/14/31, 1863 St. Louis, Missouri: Transferred to Invalid Corps by Medical Department. - Ralph Biggs
* Noted Discrepancies per Dates and Places by Different Clerks!
Contributor:
Ralph Biggs - [email protected]
When the Civil War broke out he enlisted with the Union forces and served the entire 4 years of war without receiving any injuries. He served in Co. H, 8th Missouri Cavalry. He was married to Sara Jane "Sally" Rippy before the war. He was married four times, outliving his first three wives, but all his children were by his first wife, Sara Jane "Sally" Rippy. He died in February 1922 at the home of his son, Eli Lewis. An eighth child, a girl, name unknown, was married to Farmer Sumner.
* Documentation taken from Fold-3 Military Records and a Book Confirm the following: Henry H. Lewis, age 25, a farmer, born in Henderson County, Tennessee enlisted with the 8th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry, USA on August 9, 1862 in Lebanon, Missouri as a Corp. in Company "H". August 9, 1862 Promoted/Appointed to Rank of Corp. November 15, 1862 Absent, Left Sick in Camp at Springfield, Missouri. May 1, 1863 Promoted to Sgt. and On Duty as Camp Guard. July 1, 1863 Absent, Left Sick at General Hospital in Ironton, Missouri. July/August 1863 Hospital Muster Roll Cards show Him in General Hospital at Jefferson Barracks in Missouri. * Erroneously Dropped from Company Roll between July and August of 1863! {*Different Clerks had Double/Triple Entries at Different Places!} August 15, 1863 Absent, Transferred to Invalid Corps at Arcadia, Missouri. October 1863 Absent, Left Sick at Arcadia, Missouri. November/December 1863 Shown as: Absent, Left Sick at Ironton, Missouri on July 1, 1863. December 1/14/31, 1863 St. Louis, Missouri: Transferred to Invalid Corps by Medical Department. - Ralph Biggs
* Noted Discrepancies per Dates and Places by Different Clerks!
Contributor:
Ralph Biggs - [email protected]
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