Individual Details
Henry Hart
(Abt 1825 - 29 Feb 1864)
On plaque in front of tombstone.
Henry Hart
Corp. Co. D. 3rd. Md. P.H.B. INF.
1825---1865
Civil War.
The old Tombstone only had the first part.
National Park Service Has:
No. Soldier Name Side Function Regiment Name
1
Hart, Henry
Union
Infantry
2nd Regiment, Maryland Infantry, Potomac Home Brigade
Organized at Cumberland, Md., August 27 to October 31, 1861. Attached to Railroad District West Virginia to February, 1862. District of Cumberland, Mountain Department, to April. 1862. Railroad District, Dept. of the Mountains. to July, 1862. Railroad District, 8th Army Corps, Middle Department, to September, 1862. Railroad Division, District of West Virginia, Dept. of the Ohio, to January, 1863. Cumberland, Md., Defenses Upper Potomac. 8th Army Corps, Middle Dept., to March, 1863. 5th Brigade, 1st Division, 8th Army Corps, to June, 1863. Mulligan's Brigade, Scammon's Division, Army of West Virginia, to December, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division West Virginia, to April, 1864. Reserve Division, Kelly's Command, West Virginia, to April, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division West Virginia, to May, 1865. (Co. "F," Cavalry, Martinsburg, W. Va.; 8th Army Corps, January to March, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division. 8th Army Corps; to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, Maryland Heights, Division West Virginia, to December, 1863. Cavalry, 1st Division West Virginia.)
SERVICE.--Duty on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. At Patterson Creek and Romney, W. Va., until March, 1862. Skirmishes at Springfield, W. Va., August 23, 1861. Blue House August 26. South Branch Bridge, Mill Creek Mills, Romney and Springfield, October 26. Great Cacapon Bridge January 4, 1862. Duty at Charlestown, New Creek and Cumberland guarding Railroad between and to the Ohio River until March, 1863; and from Monocacy Bridge to the Ohio River until April, 1864. Action at Vance's Ford, near Romney. September 17, 1862. Charlestown. W. Va., May 15, 1863. Perryville june 14, 1863 (Co. "F"). Point of Rocks June 17 (Co. "F"). Summit Point October 7, 1863 (Co. "F"). Charlestown, W. Va., October 18, 1863. Burlington November 16. Salem December 16, 1863. Jackson River, near Covington, December 19, 1863. Ridgeville, Va., January 4, 1864. Moorefield Junction January 8, 1864. Medley January 30, 1864. Hunter's Raid on Lynchburg May 26-July 1, 1864. Lynchburg June 17-18. Salem June 21. Salem Branch Bridge July 4. Sir John's Run July 6. Snicker's Gap July 18. Kernstown, Winchester July 24. Martinsburg July 25. Back Creek Bridge July 27. Hancock, Md., July 31. Green Springs Run August 2. Guard duty in West Virginia until May, 1865. Mustered out May 29, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 9 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 84 Enlisted men by disease, Total 94.
The following Muster Roll was compiled from the original papers of
Captain Benjamin Burbridge Shaw. Jack Sanders has published
many of these papers in his book "Guarding the River, the Canal,
and the Railroad." He has generously contributed the Muster Roll that
follows.
MUSTER ROLL
COMPANY D, SECOND REGIMENT
POTOMAC HOME BRIGADE MARYLAND VOLUNTEERS
The following is a compilation of musters showing the following
information: Name, Rank, Residence and Dependant Family at Enrollment.
Most were enrolled at Piedmont, Va. [WV], in July, 1861; they were
mustered into service at Cumberland, MD, on August 28, 1861.
The Muster Roll of Captain Benjamin B. Shaw, Company D in the Second
Regiment of Potomac Home Brigade of Volunteers, commanded by Colonel
Robert Bruce. Called into the service of the United States by authority
of the President U. States in pursuance of the letter of Simon Cameron
Secretary of War date July 19, 1861 and addressed to Hon. Frances Thomas
at Cumberland (the place of general rendezvous) on the 28th day of
August, 1861, to serve for the term of three years, from the date of
enrollment unless sooner discharged; from the 28th day of August, 1861,
(when mustered) to the _____ day of _______, 186 . The Company was
organized by Capt. Benjamin B. Shaw at Piedmont, WV, in the month of
August, 1861, and marched thence to Cumberland, where it arrived the
27th of August, a distance of twenty eight miles.
Henry Hart 2nd Corpl. Piedmont, Va. Wife and two children
Events
Families
| Spouse | Ingaby Susan Ravenscroft (1825 - 1898) |
| Child | William E. Hart (1849 - ) |
| Child | Susan Nancy Hart (1858 - 1916) |
| Father | Engle B. Hart (1805 - ) |
Endnotes
1. U. S. Bureau of the Census, 1860 United States Census (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860), electronic document, accessed through Ancestry.com, Year: 1860; Census Place: Piedmont, Hampshire, Virginia; Roll: M653_1350; Page: 293; Image: 298..
2. GEDCOM file submitted by 3003321.ged. Imported on 4 December 2011..
3. Maryland Marriages 1666-1899.
4. GEDCOM file submitted by 3003321.ged. Imported on 4 December 2011..
5. U. S. Bureau of the Census, 1860 United States Census (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860), electronic document, accessed through Ancestry.com, Year: 1860; Census Place: Piedmont, Hampshire, Virginia; Roll: M653_1350; Page: 293; Image: 298..
6. GEDCOM file submitted by 3003321.ged. Imported on 4 December 2011..
7. U. S. Bureau of the Census, 1860 United States Census (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860), electronic document, accessed through Ancestry.com.
8. GEDCOM file submitted by 3003321.ged. Imported on 4 December 2011..
9. Tombstone.
10. On Tombstone beside the church on Front Street, Westernport, Md..
11. GEDCOM file submitted by 3003321.ged. Imported on 4 December 2011..
12. GEDCOM file submitted by 3003321.ged. Imported on 4 December 2011..
