Family Documents: Roster of Survivors

Captain Charles E. Henry(1836-1906)

Captain C. E. Henry was the Secretary of this committee to reunite their old Civil War Regiment of the O.V.I. (Ohio Voluntary Infantry) after 40 years.  The little booklet lists several hundred names and the cities where the men now reside.

He had two poems in this little booklet.  The first is called  “The 42nd Boys” and is to be sung to the tune of an old Scottish  ballad called “My Ain Country” .

Under the heading it says “Dedicated to the wives and children of comrades by C. E. Henry.  At a meeting of the 42nd Regiment at the G.A.R (Grand Army of the Republic) Encampment at Cleveland 40 years after a resolution was passed unanimously to have these two poems printed with the list of names of the 42nd comrades present.”

The second poem is called “Growing Love” and is sung to a tune called “The Banks of the Wabash”.

Roster of 42nd Regiment_1903 PDF

Note: I only scanned the pages for this PDF that pertain to Capt. Henry which include the Poems and his regiment. There are about 15 pages of names not scanned. 1903 Roster of Survivors of the 42nd Regiment O.V.I.PDF

Charles Eugene Henry enlisted in Company A, Ohio 42nd Infantry Regiment on 25 Sep 1861. Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 25 Jul 1862. Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 01 May 1863. Promoted to Full Adjutant on 22 Aug 1864. Mustered out on 02 Dec 1864 at Columbus, OH. Source – Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of OhioUnion Blue: History of MOLLUS

He was 25  when he enlisted.  He was recruited by James Garfield and was the first to sign up for the 42nd O.V.I.  Read more in the Garfield Observer post.

March 10, 2017 Linda