Henry Rensimer

(? - 1864)
Home State: Wisconsin
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 2nd Wisconsin Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
From Pardeeville, he enlisted in Company G, 2nd Wisconsin Infantry on 29 May 1861.

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was wounded in action on 17 September 1862.

The remainder of the War:
He was captured in action at Gettysburg, PA and died while a prisoner at Andersonville, GA on 20 July 1864.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Basic information from Quiner1. Service details from the Roster2.

Death Date: 07/20/1864 Death Place: Andersonville, GA

Notes

1 Quiner, Edwin Bentley, The Military History of Wisconsin, Chicago: Clarke & Company, Publishers, 1866, pg. 454 [AotW citation 10243]

2 State of Wisconsin, Adjutant General's Office, and Chandler P. Chapman, Adj. Gen., Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, 2 volumes, Madison: Democrat Printing Co., State Printers, 1886, Vol. 1, pg. 366 [AotW citation 10246]

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