Biography

Henry was born in 1823. He was the son of Jeffrey Chipman and Lucy Baker.

He diedin 1910.^[1]

Military Service

"Chipman, Henry L., Detroit. Entered service in Second Infantry, at organization, as Lieutenant Colonel, for 3 years, age 38. Commis­sioned April 25, I861. Mustered May 25, I861. Discharged June 24, 1861. Captain Eleventh U. S. Infantry May 14, 1861. Colonel First Michigan Colored Infantry April 15, 1864. Brevet Brigadier General Volunteers March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services dur­ing the war. Colonel 102d U. S. Colored Infantry April 15, 1864. Mustered April 15, I864. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept.30, I865. Transferred from Eleventh to Twenty-ninth U. S. Infantry Sept. 21, 1866. Transferred to Eleventh U. S. Infantry April 25, 1869. Major Third Infantry Oct. 29, I873. Lieutenant Colonel Seventh U. S. Infantry May 19, 1881. Retired Feb. I, 1887. Brevet Major May 3, 1863, for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of Chancellorsville, Va. Lieutenant Colonel July 2, 1863, for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Gettysburg, Pa.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Gen. H.L. Chipman Buried," The Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct 1910, p. 6, col. 3. Web. (newspapers.com, accessed 5 Feb 2023). sharing link.
2. ↑ "Record of service of Michigan volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865; v. 02," Michigan. Adjutant General's Office, Reprint: Detroit Book Press, Detroit, Michigan, undated. Web, (FamilySearch, accessed 5 Feb 2023).

See also:

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH8H-713 : 16 August 2017), Henry L Chipman, Fort Logan, Meagher, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 21, sheet 395D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,742.