Person:Henry Garrett (8)

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Notes from Rex Isley: All Henry W Garrett census entries are consistent with a birth year of 1840. The 1900 Census, the only census which provides the month and year of birth, lists the birth of Henry as August, 1840. The headstone on his grave reads: H. W. Garrett; birth 3-8-1850; death 12-12-1920. On 31 January 2003, I discussed the burial of Henry with Maude F Murray, born 17 May 1903. Maude is the widow of Jacob Clarence Murray, a grandson of Henry. Maude stated that the grave next to Mary Ann is the grave of Henry. We should also remember that the son of Henry, John M Garrett, was born in 1862. Given the above information, we can conclude that Henry was born in August, 1840, and his headstone is in error. Errors on old headstones are not uncommon.

CIVIL WAR, probable record: Company E, 1st Regiment Enlisted 15 July 1862 in Wake County at age 18. Captured 12 May 1864 and was a prisoner at Spotsylvania

Residence Alamance County NC; 24 years old.

Enlisted on 7/15/1862 at Wake County, NC as a Private.

On 7/15/1862 he mustered into "E" Co. NC 1st Infantry (date and method of discharge not given)

He was listed as:

• POW 5/12/1864 Spotsylvania Court House, VA
• Confined 5/15/1864 Point Lookout, MD
• Transferred 8/6/1864 Elmira, NY
• Oath of Allegiance 6/30/1865 Elmira, NY
• Released 6/30/1865 Elmira, NY

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:

- North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster

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