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Federal (USV)

Captain

Henry B. Piper

Home State: Pennsylvania

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 11th Pennsylvania Infantry

Before Antietam

He mustered into service in Company E on 4 October 1861.

On the Campaign

He was wounded in action at Antietam on 17 September 1862.

The rest of the War

Wounded at Gettysburg - promoted from 2d Lt to 1st Lt on August 30, 1862 to Captain on June 30, 1863 - discharged on Surgeon's certificate on November 25, 1864.

References & notes

Basic information from Bates1. Thanks to Steve Maczuga for publishing Bates' information in his excellent database.

Notes

1   Bates, Samuel Penniman, History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg: State of Pennsylvania, 1868-1871  [AotW citation 11090]