Henry John Leasure was a Civil War veteran. Served 2 years, 5 months and 23 days. Enlisted as a private in Company "H" 1st WVa Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, on October 16, 1861 and left the service of the United States as 2nd Lt. April 9, 1864. That is the info found in a special schedule for surviving Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, and Widows from Mt Pleasant, Ohio.
Official dates and Units don't match.
However, also found for Henry J Leasure in the official records of the 1St WV Vol Cav. Reg. the following:
From Company "L" Page 92/109 1St Reg WV Cav History
LEASURE,Henry J.;Wheeling.WV 28; Nov 12 1861, Clarksburg WV;---Discharged Oct 24, 1862. Corporal
Leasure,Henry I.; Wheeling WV 29 Nov 12 1861, Clarksburg WV;---Mustered out Oct 24 1862 [no rank shown]
From Company "H" page64/109 1st WV Cav Reg History
Henry J Leasure, 28; Oct 25, 1862, Washington, D.C. Oct 17, 1862---Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant, Oct 7, 1862, to rank July 4, 1862, vice William H.H. Murphy, resigned April 6, 1864.
It appears he was given a Field Commission on July 4 1862, Then discharge and re assigned in October 1862.
Henry John Leasure was a Civil War veteran. Served 2 years, 5 months and 23 days. Enlisted as a private in Company "H" 1st WVa Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, on October 16, 1861 and left the service of the United States as 2nd Lt. April 9, 1864. That is the info found in a special schedule for surviving Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, and Widows from Mt Pleasant, Ohio.
Official dates and Units don't match.
However, also found for Henry J Leasure in the official records of the 1St WV Vol Cav. Reg. the following:
From Company "L" Page 92/109 1St Reg WV Cav History
LEASURE,Henry J.;Wheeling.WV 28; Nov 12 1861, Clarksburg WV;---Discharged Oct 24, 1862. Corporal
Leasure,Henry I.; Wheeling WV 29 Nov 12 1861, Clarksburg WV;---Mustered out Oct 24 1862 [no rank shown]
From Company "H" page64/109 1st WV Cav Reg History
Henry J Leasure, 28; Oct 25, 1862, Washington, D.C. Oct 17, 1862---Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant, Oct 7, 1862, to rank July 4, 1862, vice William H.H. Murphy, resigned April 6, 1864.
It appears he was given a Field Commission on July 4 1862, Then discharge and re assigned in October 1862.
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