Civil War Records of Henry L. Bray

Service

Co. Regiment/Ship From To Residence Occupation Notes
E (Davis Guards) 6th MVI
(3 months)
Private, enl. April 15, 1861; must. April 22, 1861 must. out Aug. 2, 1861 Acton    
E 6th MVI (9 months) Private; enl. Aug. 25, 1862; must. Aug. 31, 1862 must. out June 3, 1863 Acton gunsmith age 21
H 1st District of Columbia Cavalry Private; enl. at Augusta Maine on Feb. 11, 1864; must. Feb. 16, 1864 transferred to 1st Maine Cav. on Feb. 14, 1865 Skowhagen, Somerset County, Maine farmer

age 22 

(source: Hosmer, page 89)

M 1st Maine Cav. Feb. 14, 1865 must. out at Augusta on Aug. 1, 1865     (source: Hosmer, page 89)

Service Record (select pages from the National Archives): 2 Pages (PDF*)
Service Ledger (Town of Acton): 26-27, 34-35 (PDF)

Pension

Co. Regiment Date Filed Type App. No. Cert. No. State Beneficiary/Remarks
H
M
1st District of Columbia Cavalry
1st Maine Cav.
Aug. 29, 1887 Invalid 620861 1120014    
  Widow 368921 251034 Maine Phelena B. Bray

Pension File (select pages from the National Archives):  63 pages  (PDF)

Grand Army of the Republic

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Death

Date September 26, 1887
Place Skowhagen, Maine  (source: pension file) 
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Additional Information

Name included on the Acton Memorial Library Soldiers' Tablet, "The Men of Acton Who Fought For The Union."

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See also:

Henry L. Hosmer. The Town of Acton in the Civil War,  1861-1865.  Tucson, AZ: The Author, 2001. 89.

 

 

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