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Henry D Giesler (1833 - 1864)

Maj. Henry D Giesler
Born in Piney Flats, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USAmap
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Died at age 31 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USAmap
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Biography

Maj Henry Giesler served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Apr 2, 1862
Mustered out: Dec 15, 1864
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Company F
Roll of Honor
Major Henry Giesler was Killed in Action during The United States Civil War.
Henry Giesler was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

Henry and his twin brother, Jacob, were born on 19 February 1833 in Piney Flats, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA. He was the son of Adam Giesler and Mary Magdalene (DeVault) Giesler.


In the 1850 census Henry and Jacob (age 17) were living in the household of Jonathan Watson in Division 1 in Sullivan County, Tennessee.[1][2]

Jonathan Watson M 61 Tennessee
Susan Watson F 31 Tennessee
Mary Watson F 8 Tennessee
Sarah Watson F 7 Tennessee
Elbert Watson M 4 Tennessee
John Watson M 3 Tennessee
Caroline Watson F 9 months Tennessee
Caroline E Watson F 19 Tennessee
Isaac Mathena M 17 Tennessee
Henry Geasler M 17 Tennessee
Jacob Geasler M 17 Tennessee

In the 1860 census Henry (age 29) was at 8th Civil District, Sullivan County, Tennessee.[3]

Henry D Giesler M 29 Tennessee
Ann W Giesler F 27 Tennessee
John D Giesler M 5 Tennessee
Mary E Giesler F 4 Tennessee
Adam Giesler M 76 Pennsylvania
Mary Giesler F 70 Pennsylvania
Priscillia Rhea F 23 Tennessee

Henry enlisted on 2 Apr 1862 in Morristown, Tennessee as Captain of Company F of the 59th Tennessee Infantry. On 28 July 1863, he was reimbursed $1,909 for the purchase of 83 rifles to supply his company with arms. He was promoted to Major on 19 March 1863. He was among the soldiers captured at Vicksburg on 4 July 1863 and paroled a few days later.[4] As an ordained Lutheran minister and Chaplain of the 59th Tennessee Infantry.

Henry was killed in action on 15 December 1864, near Abingdon, Virginia during the expedition of Maj. Gen. George Stoneman into Southwest Virginia that resulted in the Battle of Marion and the Second Battle of Saltville. His body was taken home to be buried in Giesler-DeVault-Feathers Cemetery, Piney Flats, Sullivan County, Tennessee.[5]


Sources

  1. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850", database with images
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 42; Digital film/folder number: 004206054_001_M9C6-HRL; FHL microfilm: 444853; Image number: 69; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01136-0
    FamilySearch Record: MC6M-XZL (accessed 27 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-66TS-YK1
    Henry Geasler (17) in Sullivan, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
  2. ↑ 1850 Census: Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Author:
    Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Sullivan, Tennessee; Roll: M432_897; Page: 32B; Image: 70.
    Ancestry Record 8054 #6844539 (accessed before 16 August 2014).
  3. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images
    citing Page: 6; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005171453; FHL microfilm: 805275; Image number: 10; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01821-9
    FamilySearch Record: M8T5-FX1 (accessed 27 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSX-9BYC
    Henry D Giesler (29) at 8th Civil District, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
  4. ↑ US, Civil War Service Records (CMSR) - Confederate - Tennessee, 1861-1865 Service Records on Fold3.com Page 1 of 29 Accessed 27 Feb 2024
  5. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images
    Find A Grave: Memorial #156102528 (accessed 27 February 2024)
    Memorial page for Rev Henry D Giesler (19 Feb 1833-15 Dec 1864), citing Giesler-DeVault-Feathers Cemetery, Piney Flats, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by genie-in-az (contributor 46847723).

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Acknowledgments

  • Profile Giesler-82 was created through the import of Mary Giesler Harvey family tre (1).ged on Aug 16, 2014 by Mary Harvey.




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