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Confederate (CSV)

Lieutenant

Napoleon B. Henderson

(c. 1841 - 1862)

Home State: Louisiana

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 9th Louisiana Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

He was a 20 year old clerk in Homer, LA when he enlisted in Company A, 9th Louisiana Infantry on July 7, 1861 at Camp Moore, LA. He was appointed 4th Sergeant, date not given. He was elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant on July 22, 1862.

On the Campaign

He was killed in action on 17 September 1862 at Sharpsburg.

References & notes

Basic information from Booth1.

Birth

c. 1841 in LA

Death

09/17/1862; Sharpsburg, MD

Notes

1   Booth, Andrew B., Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers and Louisiana Confederate Commands, 3 Volumes, New Orleans: State of Louisiana, 1920, Vol. 3, Book 1, pg. 265  [AotW citation 13985]