Henry Hayward joined the union army May 10, 1861, he was living in Dover, NH at that time.
When he enlisted he was ranked a Sargeant at the age of 22. His regiment was Company D, 2nd Infantry Regiment, New Hampshire, he was promoted to full sergeant Major on August 11,1862. Promoted 14 days later on August 25, 1862 to 1st Lieutant. Final promotion came on May 25, 1864 to Full Captain (not mustered). His rein as a Captain was short lived, he was killed on June 3rd, 1864 at the Battle of Cold Harbour, Va.
For the record Cold Harbour is not a Harbour, and is located in the middle of Virginia, it was on the road to Richmond. The battle of Cold Harbour was the clash that would be General Robert E Lee's last great battle in the field, and the only one that Union General Ulysses S. Grant would regret. The battle dates are from June 1, though June 9, 1864.
Commanders Union ... Ulysses S. Grant and George Mead
strength of Union
108,000 men
Losses
12,737 (1844 Killed 9,077
wounded, and 1816 captured or missing
Confederate Robert E Lee
Strength of South
62,000 men
Losses 83 killed, 3,380 wounded and 1102 captured or missing.
General Grant was determined to win the war quickly and was well on his way to Richmond, it would be almost 8 months later before he accomplished that goal.
Memorials The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier built in 1877, a 5 ft high marble sarcophagus erected by the US Government at cost of $2,151. it commemorates 889 union dead who were buried in a nearby trench on the Battlefield of Mechanicsville, VA
Captain Hayward is honored at his parents grave Henry and Maria Hayward, in the Valley Cemetery in Manchester, NH lot 466-3.
His father was an English landscape gardner in Manchester. His brother William who is in grave 466-4 was a popular concert singer
Pat Van Den Berghe
When he enlisted he was ranked a Sargeant at the age of 22. His regiment was Company D, 2nd Infantry Regiment, New Hampshire, he was promoted to full sergeant Major on August 11,1862. Promoted 14 days later on August 25, 1862 to 1st Lieutant. Final promotion came on May 25, 1864 to Full Captain (not mustered). His rein as a Captain was short lived, he was killed on June 3rd, 1864 at the Battle of Cold Harbour, Va.
For the record Cold Harbour is not a Harbour, and is located in the middle of Virginia, it was on the road to Richmond. The battle of Cold Harbour was the clash that would be General Robert E Lee's last great battle in the field, and the only one that Union General Ulysses S. Grant would regret. The battle dates are from June 1, though June 9, 1864.
Commanders Union ... Ulysses S. Grant and George Mead
strength of Union
108,000 men
Losses
12,737 (1844 Killed 9,077
wounded, and 1816 captured or missing
Confederate Robert E Lee
Strength of South
62,000 men
Losses 83 killed, 3,380 wounded and 1102 captured or missing.
General Grant was determined to win the war quickly and was well on his way to Richmond, it would be almost 8 months later before he accomplished that goal.
Memorials The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier built in 1877, a 5 ft high marble sarcophagus erected by the US Government at cost of $2,151. it commemorates 889 union dead who were buried in a nearby trench on the Battlefield of Mechanicsville, VA
Captain Hayward is honored at his parents grave Henry and Maria Hayward, in the Valley Cemetery in Manchester, NH lot 466-3.
His father was an English landscape gardner in Manchester. His brother William who is in grave 466-4 was a popular concert singer
Pat Van Den Berghe
Henry Hayward joined the union army May 10, 1861, he was living in Dover, NH at that time.
When he enlisted he was ranked a Sargeant at the age of 22. His regiment was Company D, 2nd Infantry Regiment, New Hampshire, he was promoted to full sergeant Major on August 11,1862. Promoted 14 days later on August 25, 1862 to 1st Lieutant. Final promotion came on May 25, 1864 to Full Captain (not mustered). His rein as a Captain was short lived, he was killed on June 3rd, 1864 at the Battle of Cold Harbour, Va.
For the record Cold Harbour is not a Harbour, and is located in the middle of Virginia, it was on the road to Richmond. The battle of Cold Harbour was the clash that would be General Robert E Lee's last great battle in the field, and the only one that Union General Ulysses S. Grant would regret. The battle dates are from June 1, though June 9, 1864.
Commanders Union ... Ulysses S. Grant and George Mead
strength of Union
108,000 men
Losses
12,737 (1844 Killed 9,077
wounded, and 1816 captured or missing
Confederate Robert E Lee
Strength of South
62,000 men
Losses 83 killed, 3,380 wounded and 1102 captured or missing.
General Grant was determined to win the war quickly and was well on his way to Richmond, it would be almost 8 months later before he accomplished that goal.
Memorials The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier built in 1877, a 5 ft high marble sarcophagus erected by the US Government at cost of $2,151. it commemorates 889 union dead who were buried in a nearby trench on the Battlefield of Mechanicsville, VA
Captain Hayward is honored at his parents grave Henry and Maria Hayward, in the Valley Cemetery in Manchester, NH lot 466-3.
His father was an English landscape gardner in Manchester. His brother William who is in grave 466-4 was a popular concert singer
Pat Van Den Berghe
When he enlisted he was ranked a Sargeant at the age of 22. His regiment was Company D, 2nd Infantry Regiment, New Hampshire, he was promoted to full sergeant Major on August 11,1862. Promoted 14 days later on August 25, 1862 to 1st Lieutant. Final promotion came on May 25, 1864 to Full Captain (not mustered). His rein as a Captain was short lived, he was killed on June 3rd, 1864 at the Battle of Cold Harbour, Va.
For the record Cold Harbour is not a Harbour, and is located in the middle of Virginia, it was on the road to Richmond. The battle of Cold Harbour was the clash that would be General Robert E Lee's last great battle in the field, and the only one that Union General Ulysses S. Grant would regret. The battle dates are from June 1, though June 9, 1864.
Commanders Union ... Ulysses S. Grant and George Mead
strength of Union
108,000 men
Losses
12,737 (1844 Killed 9,077
wounded, and 1816 captured or missing
Confederate Robert E Lee
Strength of South
62,000 men
Losses 83 killed, 3,380 wounded and 1102 captured or missing.
General Grant was determined to win the war quickly and was well on his way to Richmond, it would be almost 8 months later before he accomplished that goal.
Memorials The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier built in 1877, a 5 ft high marble sarcophagus erected by the US Government at cost of $2,151. it commemorates 889 union dead who were buried in a nearby trench on the Battlefield of Mechanicsville, VA
Captain Hayward is honored at his parents grave Henry and Maria Hayward, in the Valley Cemetery in Manchester, NH lot 466-3.
His father was an English landscape gardner in Manchester. His brother William who is in grave 466-4 was a popular concert singer
Pat Van Den Berghe
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Capt. Henry Hayward, killed at Cold Harbour, Va
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