Henry Judson Gifford

In 1860 he was a 23 year old American Express agent at Bergen, NY. He at least briefly attended law school in Rochester, NY and enlisted there on 25 April 1861 and mustered as a drummer in Company A, 13th New York Infantry on 14 May. He was appointed 2nd Lieutenant on 27 May and was discharged 29 August to accept promotion and transfer as First Lieutenant to Company D, 33rd New York Infantry on 30 August. He was promoted to Captain on 13 March (to date from 5 February) 1862. He was wounded in the left hand in April by an accidental gunshot while on picket near Lee's Mills' VA.

He was wounded in the shoulder by artillery in action at Antietam on 17 September 1862.

He was detailed to Company G of the 49th New York Infantry on 22 May 1863 and transferred to that regiment on 1 October 1863. He transferred to Company A on 17 September 1864 and to Company E on 15 April 1865. He mustered out at Hall's Hill, VA on 3 July 1865.

By 1870 he was a farmer at Stafford Court House, VA. He graduated from law school in Washington, DC in 1876 and was appointed a clerk in the US Department of the Interior the next year. He was there, in the Census Office, to at least 1891. He was again a farmer, in Charles County, MD in 1900 and moved to Norfolk, VA in 1902.

His service from the State of New York.1 Personal details from family genealogists, the US Census of 1860-1900, and the Official Register 2. His gravesite is on Findagrave. His picture from a photograph at the US Army War College. Thanks to Dave Lay for the pointer to Gifford and his photograph.

He married Sarah Philene Holmes (1837-1859) in October 1857 and they had a son Henry Dow Gifford (1858-1916). He married again, Mary Francis Warren (1836-1904) in February 1864 and they had a daughter Sarah Belle (1866-1957).

See much more about the Captain in a bio sketch by Dave on Facebook.

09/08/1836; Bergen, NY

12/29/1909; Norfolk, VA; burial in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA