Henry Allen

In 1860 he was a 33 year old day laborer at Johnstown in Fulton County, NY. He enlisted on 27 September 1861 in Gloversville for three years and mustered as Sergeant, Company K, 77th New York Infantry on 4 October.

He was mortally wounded by a gunshot to his left side which cut the subclavian artery in action at Antietam on 17 September 1862.

He was treated at the 6th Corps field hospital near Sharpsburg to 24 September, then sent to a hospital in Harrisburg, PA.

When admitted he was very weak from loss of blood; but by the use of tonics and styptics he appeared to rally until October 14th, when haemorrhage to the extend of five pounds supervened. Brandy, styptics, plugging of the wound, and the actual cautery were employed unavailingly to arrest the bleeding. Litigation of the artery was not attempted, as, in the opinion of a number of surgeons who saw the case, it would have been entirely useless under the circumstances.

His service from the Adjutant General.1 Wound and hospital details from the MSHWR,2 quoted above. Personal details from family genealogists and the US Census of 1860. His gravesite is on Findagrave.

He married Cordelia Hare (1823-1903) in about 1854 and they had 2 children; Francis (1855-1926) and Charles (1858-1861). Cordelia was a glover (glove maker) in 1860.

02/1827; Gloversville, NY

10/16/1862; Harrisburg, PA; burial in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gloversville, NY