Soldier Information
Name: Henry Garrett
Alias:
Place of Birth: Pendleton KY Year of Birth: 1837
Occupation: Farmer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 7
Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: May 23, 1864
Enlistment Place: Covington
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
Document: View
Congressional District: 6th
Company: D Regiment(s): 100th Regt USCI
Mustered Where: Covington, Ky
Mustered Out Date:
Rank at Muster Out:
Notes:
Garrett enlisted in May of 1864 and arrived in Nashville with his unit in June of 1864. He became ill and was admitted to the Gen’l Hospital in Nashville where he later died. He had never been paid during his time of service.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? Yes
Military Death Date: August 5, 1864
Military Death Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Military Cause of Death: Chronic hepatitis
Death Date: August 5, 1864
Cause of Death: Chronic hepatitis
Death Certificate
Soldier Pension Information
No pension card found
Widow Pension Information
Widow Pension Card: Pension Card
Widow Application Date: March 26, 1866
Application No.: 124082 Certificate No.: 136341
Other Family Pension Information
Pension Card Link:
Application Date:
Application No.: Certificate No.:
Pension File Information
Pension File: Pension File
Pensioners: America B. Hind
Pensioner County: Grant Pensioner State: KY
Number of Pages:52
Pension Notes:
Widow, America B. (Hind) Garrett, who lived in Grant County, Kentucky, at the time of filing. Henry died in Nashville, Tennessee, during August of 1864 from chronic hepatitis. Henry had four children: Parker, Mollie, John Latimer & Ella. Three years from the date of application, passed, while required documents and affidavits were gathered to support the widow’s pension claim.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
No Freedman’s Bank information found
Notes from Freedmen’s Bureau Documents:
The first document is the register of pension claimants; lists the date of benefit disbursement and amount. The second document is an evidentiary form in which the Freedmen’s Bureau supplied military record information to assist claimants in submitting their applications.
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Family Information
Mother First Name: Mother Maiden Name:
Father First Name: Father Last Name:
Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: America Maiden Name: Buskirk or Hind
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: Parker Garrett 1856
Mollie Garrett 1859
John Garrett 1862
Ellie Garrett 1864
Family Notes:
A fifth child born to America Garrett, Lulu (Lou) Garrett was not the daughter of Henry Garrett. By 1910, only three of the five children were still living.
Family Tree:
1870 Census
1870 Census information not found
1880 Census
1880 Census information not found
1890 Census
1890 Vet/Widow Census: View
1890 Census Notes:
Record notes America Garrett as the widow of Pvt Henry Garrett Co. D 100th USCT. In the remarks section, no explanation for cause of death; just states he was “killed.”
1900 Census
1900 Census information not found
1910 Census
1910 Census Link: View
1910 Profession: None
1910 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1910 Own/Rent: Own 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Free 1910 Farm/House: House
1910 Census Notes:
In 1910, the 66-year-old America Garrett lives with her grandson Ralph Jones and a boarder named Dan Burley. Marital status was noted as married; however, she was a widow, still known by her married surname of Garrett.
1920 Census
1920 Census information not found
Enslaver Information
Name: James Garrett Location: Pendleton County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver: Thomas Garrett, Sr.
Enslaver Notes:
The enslavers for Henry Garrett are identified in the Widow Pension File as they provided evidence as to his health prior to enlistment. He was owned by Thos L. Garrett, Sr. and then by 1860, his son James C. Garrett. Thomas Garrett dies in 1863. The surname for the enslaver family was noted as “Garrard” in 1850 through 1870 federal census schedules.
1850 Enslaver Census
1850 Census Link: View
1850 Slave Schedule Link: View
1850 Number of Enslaved: 17
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $9000 1860 Personal Estate Value: $8000
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 10
1870 Enslaver Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: $24,000 1870 Personal Estate Value: $4000
1880 Enslaver Census
1880 Census information not found
Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found