Henry G. Van Vlack

A 24 year old teacher, musician, and laborer on his father's farm in Perrysburg, Cattaraugus County, he enlisted on 7 October 1861 in Versailles and mustered as Corporal, Company A, 64th New York Infantry on 9 October.

He was killed while carrying the colors in action at Antietam on 17 September 1862.

His brother George found his body and buried it on the field. His remains were later returned home and he was buried in Versailles on 7 October 1862.

Service information from the State of New York1. Details from the US Census of 1850 and 1860, and family genealogists, source also of his picture from a photograph contributed by Leigh Ann Smith. His gravesite is on Findagrave.

His wartime letters are at the New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center, Sarasota Springs.

09/02/1837; Cattaraugus County, NY

09/17/1862; Sharpsburg, MD; burial in Versailles Cemetery, Versailles, NY