Person:Henry Coverston (1)

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Henry O. Coverston
b.Abt 1841
Facts and Events
Name Henry O. Coverston
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1841
Death[2] 6 Dec 1871 Osage, Kansas, United States

Civil War Service

Source: S1

  • Private, Company A, 1st Ohio Heavy Artillery
  • Mustered in 4 January 1864
  • Mustered out with company 25 July 1865
  • Also in Co. K, 1st Iowa Infantry and Co. I, 2nd Kansas Infantry s2

Pension

Source: S2

  • Application: none listed
  • Widow's Pension: Application 1574886, Certificate A 6-11-29. Interestingly, although Coverston died in 1871, the widow did not apply for a Widow's Pension until 26 March 1927.
References
  1. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866. (Akron: Werner Co., 1886-1895).
  2. United States. Veterans Administration. Organization index to pension files of veterans who served between 1861 and 1900- [1917]. (Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, 1949).