Henry Cushing Higginson (1844 - 1913)

Born 6 Mar 1844 in Tipton, Cedar, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Died 2 Mar 1913 at age 68 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Henry Higginson was born on March 06, 1844 in Tipton, Cedar, Iowa, United States. His parents were Samuel Higginson and Freelove Smith. ^[1]

On May 4, 1869, Henry Higginson married Mary Wood Van Blarcum in Manhattan, New York. ^[2]

Military Service

Private Henry Higginson served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Jun 4, 1861
Mustered out: Sep 28, 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. K, 19th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

Private Henry Higginson was a Prisoner of War during United States Civil War.

• Civil War

Henry C. Higginson enlisted as a Private into the 19th Illinois Infantry. He was captured at the Battle of Chickamauga and imprisoned at Andersonville. While a POW, Private Higginson served as the defense counsel in the court martial of the Andersonville Raiders. ^[3]

Name: HIGGINSON, HENRY C

Rank: PVT

Company: K

Unit: 19 IL US INF

Personal Characteristics

Residence: CHICAGO, COOK CO, IL

Age: 18

Height: 5' 6

Hair: DARK

Eyes: BLUE

Complexion: LIGHT

Marital Status: SINGLE

Occupation: BOOK KEEPER

Nativity: TIPTON, IA

Service Record

Joined When: JUN 4, 1861

Joined Where: CHICAGO, IL

Joined By Whom: CPT CLYBOURNE

Period: 3 YRS

Muster In: JUN 17, 1861

Muster In Where: CHICAGO, IL

Muster In By Whom

Muster Out: SEP 28, 1864

Muster Out Where: CHICAGO, IL

Muster Out By Whom: CPT POMEROY

Remarks: WAS PRISONER OF WAR TAKEN AT CHICAMAUGA SEP 20, 1863. ^[4]

Name: HIGGINSON, Henry C.

Alternate spelling of last name: ROMEO nickname

Year born: 1843

Rank: PRIVATE

Company: K

Arm: Infantry

Regiment number: 19th Illinois Infantry

Date captured: 9/20/1863

Location captured: Chickamauga, Georgia

Date of death:

Cause of death:

Fate: Exchanged August 2, 1864. One of five members of the Petition Committee sent to Washington, in August 1864, to discuss prisionef exchange. Other members included: Private Edward Bates, Company K, 42nd New York Infantry; Private John H. Brown, Company J, 1st Kentucky Cavalry; Private Sylvester Noirot, Company B, 5th New Jersey Infantry; and Sergeant Prescott Tracy, Company G, 82nd New York Infantry. Mustered out September 28, 1864, at Chicago, Illinois.

Remarks: EXCHANGED AUGUST 2, 1864 Exchanged August 2, 1864; sent to Washington to discuss prisoner exchange. ^[5]

During the trial of the Raiders at Andersonville, Private Higginson served as defense counsel for some of the raiders. ^[6]

Death

Higginson died on March 02, 1913, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193162265/henry-cushing-higginson: accessed 23 July 2023), memorial page for Henry Cushing Higginson (6 Mar 1844–2 Mar 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 193162265, citing Los Angeles County Crematorium Cemetery, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Annie Duckett Hundley (contributor 47394373).
2. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CN-DCFK : 17 August 2022), Henry Higginson and Mary W Van Blarcum, 1869.
3. ↑ "Andersonville Raiders, Yankee Versus Yankee in the Civil War's Most Notorious Prison Camp", by Gary Morgan, Stackpole Books 2020, Page 168.
4. ↑ Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Detail Report, Illinois State Archives, Report for Henry C. Higginson. https://apps.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/civilMusterSearch.do
5. ↑ Civil War Prisons, Andersonville Prison, Record for Higginson, Henry C. http://www.civilwarprisoners.com/searchresults.php?fname=Henry&lname=Higginson&regiment=&database=andersonville
6. ↑ "Andersonville Raiders, Yankee versus Yankee in the Civil War's Most Notorious Prison Camp" by Gary Morgan, Stackpole Books 2020, Page 14.

See also: * "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85Q-HG9 : 19 December 2020), Henry Higginson in household of Saml P Higginson, Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M642-X1M : 29 May 2021), Henry C Higginson in entry for Saml P Higginson, 1870.

• "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27BJ-3C5 : 11 February 2018), Henry Higginson in entry for Frances Higginson, 02 Apr 1873; citing Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 108301 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,322,062.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2C-RCP : 14 January 2022), Henry Higginson, Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1L-SDKB : 1 March 2021), Henry Higginson, 1913.

• "California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK91-GRYG : 23 February 2021), Henry Higginson, 02 Mar 1913; citing 8706, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 1,686,045.

• National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Soldier Details for Higginson, Henry. https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=6AC965A8-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A

• Fold3, Henry G. Higginson (https://www.fold3.com/memorial/657346898/henry-g-higginson-civil-war-stories : accessed July 27, 2023), database and images, https://www.fold3.com/memorial/657346898/henry-g-higginson-civil-war-stories