Henry Rensselaer Bliss (1840 - 1862)

Born 9 Apr 1840 in North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Died 17 Sep 1862 at age 22 in The Battle of Antietam, Washington County, Maryland

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Biography

Henry Rensselaer Bliss. ^[1][2]

Born 09 APR 1840.

Private Henry Bliss served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 30 JUL 1862
Mustered out: 17 SEP 1862 KIA
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Died 17 SEP 1862. The Battle of Antietam, Washington County, Maryland. ^[6][7][8][9]

Event: 15th_Mustr 30 JUL 1862. North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts. ^[10][11]

Marriage Husband Henry Rensselaer Bliss. Marriage 21 OCT 1860. Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts. ^[12][13]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1
2. ↑ Source: #S105 Susan's old hand notes found somewhere online.
3. ↑ Source: #S1
4. ↑ Source: #S3
5. ↑ Source: #S178 p. 8
6. ↑ Source: #S6
7. ↑ Source: #S3
8. ↑ Source: #S2 p. 170
9. ↑ Source: #S372 death
10. ↑ Source: #S3
11. ↑ Source: #S1 p. 381
12. ↑ Source: #S6
13. ↑ Source: #S178 p. 8

• Source: S1 The Story of the Fifteenth Regiment Massachusetts volunteer Infantry in the Civil War 1861 - 1864 Ford, Andrew E. Publication: Higginson Book Company, Salem, Massachusetts 01970, 1997, Original Date, 1898
• Source: S105 Website
• Source: S178 A Historical record of the soldiers and sailors of North Brookfield : and of others who counted upon the quota of the town in the war for the preservation of the Union against the Rebellion, 1861-1865 Anonymous Publication: The Town of North Brookfield, North Brookfield Mass, 1886 Repository: #R2
• Repository: R2 Unknown
• Source: S2 Massachusetts Civil War Soldiers and Sailors, 1861-1865, Vol II Publication: Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1930
• Source: S3 Record of the Massachusetts Volunteers. 1861-1865, Volume: 2 The Massachusetts Adjutant-General Publication: Wright & Potter, Printers to the State, Boston, Masssachusetts, 1870 Note: Unless otherwise documented, the 1870 roster has provided the basis for the estimated date of birth for the service men.
• Source: S372 Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 Publication: NEHGS, http://www.newenglandancestors.org/ Repository: #R2
• Source: S6 Index to Civil War Pension Files Compiler: National Archives (NARA) Publication: Ancestry.com, online Note: These index card images online all specifically show service in the 15th MVI unless otherwise indicated. The certificate numbers and dates are sometimes difficult to read and should not be used to apply for a file at NARA. Repository: #R3
• Repository: R3 Unknown