Henry Black was born in Edgefield District, SC, on November 9, 1835. He was the son of John Black Jr. and Jemima Caughman both born in Lexington District, SC. The 1850 US Census shows that Henry was a sixteen year old farmer, had attended school within the year, and lived with his parents and seven other siblings. The 1860 US Census shows that twenty-four year old Henry was married with a one year old son, still a farmer, with the value of his personal estate worth $200. In about 1858 he married Georgeannah Rutherford of Edgefield District. They had six children. Their oldest child, Joseph William, married Matilda Catherine Matthews daughter of Tillman Matthews of Edgefield District; their second child, James Luther, married Sallie Anna Ridlehoover; their third child, John Henry Allen, married Carrie Hamilton; their fourth child, Corrie Anna, died at the age of seven years; their fifth child, Mattie, married Joseph Colin Wyse; and their sixth child, Carroll Everett, married Claudia E. Shockley.
It is recorded that Henry Black enlisted twice in the Confederate States Army, once on February 11, 1862, in VA, and then on August 9, 1862. A re-enlistment and reorganization was ordered in the spring of 1862 for two more years, making the term of Kershaw's Brigade equal with other troops that had enlisted for "three years of the war". Henry fought in Company C and the 2nd Company E, 7th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry. According to his service record, Henry was sick in the hospital on September 1, 1862. On November 1, 1862, he was still in the hospital. And on November 11, 1862, he was admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 5, in Richmond, VA, with "debility from a fever". On January 3, 1863, he began 50 days of furlough.
A comparison to the history of the South Carolina 7th Infantry Regiment, part of Kershaw's Brigade, to Corporal Henry Black's service record shows he could have fought in the following battles: in SC, Secessionville; in VA, Yorktown Siege, Williamsburg {skirmish}, Seven Days Battles, Allen's Farm, Savage's Station, Malvern Hill, Chancellorsville, Berryville, near Port Republic, near Strasburg, and Cedar Creek; in NC and SC during the Carolinas Campaign; in NC, Averasboro, and Bentonville. Now, Henry probably fought in the following battles according to the records: in PA, Gettysburg; in GA, Chickamauga; in TN, Chattanooga Siege, Campbell's Station, Knoxville Siege, Fort Sanders, and Bean's Station; and in VA, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, North Anna, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg Siege. He was paroled at the end of the war in Greensboro, NC, May 2, 1865.
After the war Henry came home to his wife and two sons in the Corinth Community of Edgefield District and continued to farm. The other four children were born shortly thereafter. Henry died on February 10, 1915, at the age of 79 and was buried next to his wife at Corinth Lutheran Church Cemetery in Saluda County, SC. Five of their six children along with numerous family members are also buried in this cemetery
The Confederate Cross of Honor was placed on Henry's grave by his descendants and was dedicated on July 26, 2003.
The above information was taken from Henry Black's service record on file at the SC Department of Archives & History in Columbia; 1850 & 1860 US Census of Edgefield District, SC; death certificate, cemetery record, and the History of Kershaw's Brigade by D. Augustus Dickert. Researched & written by Charla Wilson Springer
It is recorded that Henry Black enlisted twice in the Confederate States Army, once on February 11, 1862, in VA, and then on August 9, 1862. A re-enlistment and reorganization was ordered in the spring of 1862 for two more years, making the term of Kershaw's Brigade equal with other troops that had enlisted for "three years of the war". Henry fought in Company C and the 2nd Company E, 7th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry. According to his service record, Henry was sick in the hospital on September 1, 1862. On November 1, 1862, he was still in the hospital. And on November 11, 1862, he was admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 5, in Richmond, VA, with "debility from a fever". On January 3, 1863, he began 50 days of furlough.
A comparison to the history of the South Carolina 7th Infantry Regiment, part of Kershaw's Brigade, to Corporal Henry Black's service record shows he could have fought in the following battles: in SC, Secessionville; in VA, Yorktown Siege, Williamsburg {skirmish}, Seven Days Battles, Allen's Farm, Savage's Station, Malvern Hill, Chancellorsville, Berryville, near Port Republic, near Strasburg, and Cedar Creek; in NC and SC during the Carolinas Campaign; in NC, Averasboro, and Bentonville. Now, Henry probably fought in the following battles according to the records: in PA, Gettysburg; in GA, Chickamauga; in TN, Chattanooga Siege, Campbell's Station, Knoxville Siege, Fort Sanders, and Bean's Station; and in VA, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, North Anna, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg Siege. He was paroled at the end of the war in Greensboro, NC, May 2, 1865.
After the war Henry came home to his wife and two sons in the Corinth Community of Edgefield District and continued to farm. The other four children were born shortly thereafter. Henry died on February 10, 1915, at the age of 79 and was buried next to his wife at Corinth Lutheran Church Cemetery in Saluda County, SC. Five of their six children along with numerous family members are also buried in this cemetery
The Confederate Cross of Honor was placed on Henry's grave by his descendants and was dedicated on July 26, 2003.
The above information was taken from Henry Black's service record on file at the SC Department of Archives & History in Columbia; 1850 & 1860 US Census of Edgefield District, SC; death certificate, cemetery record, and the History of Kershaw's Brigade by D. Augustus Dickert. Researched & written by Charla Wilson Springer
Henry Black was born in Edgefield District, SC, on November 9, 1835. He was the son of John Black Jr. and Jemima Caughman both born in Lexington District, SC. The 1850 US Census shows that Henry was a sixteen year old farmer, had attended school within the year, and lived with his parents and seven other siblings. The 1860 US Census shows that twenty-four year old Henry was married with a one year old son, still a farmer, with the value of his personal estate worth $200. In about 1858 he married Georgeannah Rutherford of Edgefield District. They had six children. Their oldest child, Joseph William, married Matilda Catherine Matthews daughter of Tillman Matthews of Edgefield District; their second child, James Luther, married Sallie Anna Ridlehoover; their third child, John Henry Allen, married Carrie Hamilton; their fourth child, Corrie Anna, died at the age of seven years; their fifth child, Mattie, married Joseph Colin Wyse; and their sixth child, Carroll Everett, married Claudia E. Shockley.
It is recorded that Henry Black enlisted twice in the Confederate States Army, once on February 11, 1862, in VA, and then on August 9, 1862. A re-enlistment and reorganization was ordered in the spring of 1862 for two more years, making the term of Kershaw's Brigade equal with other troops that had enlisted for "three years of the war". Henry fought in Company C and the 2nd Company E, 7th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry. According to his service record, Henry was sick in the hospital on September 1, 1862. On November 1, 1862, he was still in the hospital. And on November 11, 1862, he was admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 5, in Richmond, VA, with "debility from a fever". On January 3, 1863, he began 50 days of furlough.
A comparison to the history of the South Carolina 7th Infantry Regiment, part of Kershaw's Brigade, to Corporal Henry Black's service record shows he could have fought in the following battles: in SC, Secessionville; in VA, Yorktown Siege, Williamsburg {skirmish}, Seven Days Battles, Allen's Farm, Savage's Station, Malvern Hill, Chancellorsville, Berryville, near Port Republic, near Strasburg, and Cedar Creek; in NC and SC during the Carolinas Campaign; in NC, Averasboro, and Bentonville. Now, Henry probably fought in the following battles according to the records: in PA, Gettysburg; in GA, Chickamauga; in TN, Chattanooga Siege, Campbell's Station, Knoxville Siege, Fort Sanders, and Bean's Station; and in VA, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, North Anna, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg Siege. He was paroled at the end of the war in Greensboro, NC, May 2, 1865.
After the war Henry came home to his wife and two sons in the Corinth Community of Edgefield District and continued to farm. The other four children were born shortly thereafter. Henry died on February 10, 1915, at the age of 79 and was buried next to his wife at Corinth Lutheran Church Cemetery in Saluda County, SC. Five of their six children along with numerous family members are also buried in this cemetery
The Confederate Cross of Honor was placed on Henry's grave by his descendants and was dedicated on July 26, 2003.
The above information was taken from Henry Black's service record on file at the SC Department of Archives & History in Columbia; 1850 & 1860 US Census of Edgefield District, SC; death certificate, cemetery record, and the History of Kershaw's Brigade by D. Augustus Dickert. Researched & written by Charla Wilson Springer
It is recorded that Henry Black enlisted twice in the Confederate States Army, once on February 11, 1862, in VA, and then on August 9, 1862. A re-enlistment and reorganization was ordered in the spring of 1862 for two more years, making the term of Kershaw's Brigade equal with other troops that had enlisted for "three years of the war". Henry fought in Company C and the 2nd Company E, 7th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry. According to his service record, Henry was sick in the hospital on September 1, 1862. On November 1, 1862, he was still in the hospital. And on November 11, 1862, he was admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 5, in Richmond, VA, with "debility from a fever". On January 3, 1863, he began 50 days of furlough.
A comparison to the history of the South Carolina 7th Infantry Regiment, part of Kershaw's Brigade, to Corporal Henry Black's service record shows he could have fought in the following battles: in SC, Secessionville; in VA, Yorktown Siege, Williamsburg {skirmish}, Seven Days Battles, Allen's Farm, Savage's Station, Malvern Hill, Chancellorsville, Berryville, near Port Republic, near Strasburg, and Cedar Creek; in NC and SC during the Carolinas Campaign; in NC, Averasboro, and Bentonville. Now, Henry probably fought in the following battles according to the records: in PA, Gettysburg; in GA, Chickamauga; in TN, Chattanooga Siege, Campbell's Station, Knoxville Siege, Fort Sanders, and Bean's Station; and in VA, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, North Anna, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg Siege. He was paroled at the end of the war in Greensboro, NC, May 2, 1865.
After the war Henry came home to his wife and two sons in the Corinth Community of Edgefield District and continued to farm. The other four children were born shortly thereafter. Henry died on February 10, 1915, at the age of 79 and was buried next to his wife at Corinth Lutheran Church Cemetery in Saluda County, SC. Five of their six children along with numerous family members are also buried in this cemetery
The Confederate Cross of Honor was placed on Henry's grave by his descendants and was dedicated on July 26, 2003.
The above information was taken from Henry Black's service record on file at the SC Department of Archives & History in Columbia; 1850 & 1860 US Census of Edgefield District, SC; death certificate, cemetery record, and the History of Kershaw's Brigade by D. Augustus Dickert. Researched & written by Charla Wilson Springer
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