Henry Casey

Henry Casey
Casey in 1895
Born	(1837-10-28)October 28, 1837 New Geneva, Pennsylvania
Died	May 9, 1919(1919-05-09) (aged 81) Bloomingburg, Ohio
Buried	Bloomingburg Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Army
Rank	Private
Unit	20th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry - Company C
Battles / wars	Battle of Vicksburg
Awards	Medal of Honor

Private Henry Casey (October 28, 1837 to May 9, 1919) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Casey received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Vicksburg in Mississippi on 22 April 1863. He was honored with the award on 23 September 1897.

Biography

Casey was born in New Geneva, Pennsylvania on 28 October 1837. He enlisted into the 20th Ohio Infantry. He died on 9 May 1919 and his remains are interred at the Bloomingburg Cemetery in Ohio.

Medal of Honor citation

Voluntarily served as one of the crew of a transport that passed the forts under a heavy fire.

See also

• List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F

References

• Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q.
• Ohio Roster Commission (1893). 1861 Three-Month Organizations — 1st–22nd Regiments, Etc. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865. Vol. I. Akron, OH: The Werner Company. p. 810. hdl:2027/mdp.39015004198746. OCLC 633556.
• Ohio Roster Commission (1886). 1st–20th Regiments-Infantry. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865. Vol. II. Cincinnati, OH: Wilstach Baldwin & Co. p. 840. hdl:2027/mdp.39015004198787. OCLC 633556.
• Oldroyd, Osborn H. (1885). A Soldier's Story of the Siege of Vicksburg: From the Diary of Osborn H. Oldroyd. Springfield, IL: H. W. Rokker. p. 200. hdl:2027/loc.ark:/13960/t3223jq5h. ISBN 9781163599488. OCLC 929622092.
• Reid, Whitelaw (1868). The History of Her Regiments, and Other Military Organizations. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers. Vol. II. Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin. p. 1002. ISBN 9781154801965. OCLC 11632330.
• Shaklee, William Eugene (1997). Lt. Col. Francis M. Shaklee, a Veteran of the Civil War. Oklahoma City, OK: W. E. Shaklee. p. 46. ASIN B0006FC2MI. LCCN 98126598. OCLC 39343314.
• Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (1968). Edward M Kennedy, Chairman (ed.). Medal of Honor, 1863-1968 : "In the Name of the Congress of the United States". Committee print (United States. Congress), 90th Congress, 2nd session. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1087. OCLC 1049691780.
• Harrison, Wilson (1941). Wilda Wilson Church (ed.). Memoirs of the Civil War. Sidney, OH: Wilda Wilson Church. p. 34. OCLC 22642959.
• Wood, David W. (1876). History of the 20th O.V.V.I. Regiment, and Proceedings of the First Reunion at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, April 6, 1876. Columbus, OH: Paul & Thrall. p. 70. hdl:2027/hvd.hx4u1v. OCLC 893937398.
• "Congressional Medal of Honor Society". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. CMOHS. 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
• "Medal of Honor Recipients—sorted alphabetically". THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS. VCOnline. 2020. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
• "Infantry Units: 20th Ohio Volunteer Infantry". www.bgsu.edu. Center for Archival Collections. 2019. Archived from the original on 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2008-03-20.

External links

• Ohio in the Civil War: 20th Ohio Volunteer Infantry by Larry Stevens
• National flag of the 20th Ohio Infantry
• Regimental flag of the 20th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry
• 20th Ohio Infantry monument at Vicksburg
• Ohio Medal of Honor Recipients Archived 2020-06-06 at the Wayback Machine