Henry Dickerson McDaniel (1836 - 1926)

Born 4 Sep 1836 in Monroe, Walton, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hester Caroline (Felker) McDaniel — married 20 Dec 1865 in Walton, Georgia, United States

Died 25 Jul 1926 at age 89 in Monroe, Walton, Georgia, United States

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Preceded by 51st Governor James S. Boynton

Henry Dickerson McDaniel 52nd Governor of Georgia 1883—1886

Succeeded by 53rd Governor John Brown Gordon

Biography

Henry McDaniel is Notable.

Major Henry McDaniel served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 2 July 1861
Mustered out: 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 38th Virginia Infantry

Major Henry McDaniel was a Prisoner of War at Johnson's Island, Ohio during Civil War.

Henry Dickerson McDaniel (September 4, 1836 – July 25, 1926), was the 52nd Governor of Georgia from 1883 to 1886.

Son of Ira McDaniel and Rebecca Walker. Married to Hester Caroline Felker and they had three children. ^[1]

McDaniel graduated from Mercer University, where his father, Ira was one of the first professors, in 1856. He created a law practice shortly after graduation in Monroe, Georgia. He would continue his education at the University of Georgia in 1906. ^[2]

US Civil War

McDaniel joined the Confederate States Army on July 2, 1861 as a first lieutenant of the 11th Georgia Infantry Regiment. McDaniel was promoted to major in November 1862. ^[3]

McDaniel took command of the 11th Georgia Infantry after the death of his officers at the Battle of Gettysburg. On July 10, 1863, he was shot by a Union soldier at Funkstown, Maryland. Two days later, he was captured by Union troops in Hagerstown, Maryland. He was hospitalized at Point Lookout and then transferred to Johnson's Island in Sandusky, Ohio. He remained in a POW camp until July 1865. ^[4]

Henry D. McDaniel bio

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Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967"
   citing FHL microfilm: 262625;
   FamilySearch Record: FW6N-1ZD (accessed 8 December 2022)
   Henry Dickenson Mc Daniel marriage to Hester Caroline Felker on 20 Dec 1865 in Walton, Georgia, United States.
2. ↑ "Former Governor Passes Away". The Atlanta Constitution. July 26, 1926. p. 3. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ↑ "McDaniel-Tichenor History: The Governor and His Family". Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on June 21, 2006. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
4. ↑ Salter, Charles E. (2011). The Georgia Rambler: A Potter's Snake, The Real Thing Recipe, A Satilla Adventure and More. pp. 15–18. ISBN 9781609492021. Retrieved August 15, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
5. ↑ "Memoirs of Georgia, Volume 2", The Southern Historical Association, 1895, pp 971-972.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZY2-RXJ : 20 December 2020), Henry D McDaniel in household of I O McDaniel, Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Find A Grave Memorial# 7960900

See Also:

• Henry Dickerson McDaniel on Wikipedia
• Wikidata: Item Q1606669, en:Wikipedia