Henry's father was a career Army officer who served as superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York from 1845 to 1852. Henry himself left college studies in Munich to return home at the start of the Civil War. He received a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the 5th U.S. Artillery on 14 May 1861 and was assigned to Light Battery K.
Henry saw his first combat during the Peninsular Campaign (March to June 1862), participating in the sieges of Yorktown and Williamsburg, and commanding a section of the battery at the Battle of Seven Pines. In early June, Henry received a transfer to Battery C, 3rd U.S. Artillery. He and his new battery participated in the Seven Days Battles near Richmond, Virginia (25 June to 1 July). Henry's performance led to a promotion to 1st Lieutenant and a transfer to Battery E of the 5th U.S. Artillery. In December 1863 he received another transfer to the Department of Susquehanna where he served with the department's recruiting office.
Henry returned to field service once again in July 1864 as commander of Battery B, 5th U.S. Artillery. He fought with Battery B in the Battles of Third Winchester (19 September) and Fisher's Hill (22 September), both in Virginia. At the battle of Cedar Creek (19 October), he helped save five of his six guns from capture, but was captured himself, not to be released until April 1865.
Henry remained in the Army after the war, commanding various batteries within the 5th U.S. Artillery, and being stationed in such places as Richmond, Virginia; Newport, Rhode Island; Dry Tortugas, Florida; Louisville, Kentucky; Atlanta, Georgia; and Charleston, South Carolina. He retired from the Army on 28 November 1892 with the rank of Major. Shortly after his retirement Congress passed an act retroactively promoting Brewerton to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He joined the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the U.S. (MOLLUS), the first post-Civil War veterans' organization, on December 2, 1868 as Companion #00934.
He married in 1868 Josephine Gwyn, with who he had one child, Eleanor. After her death he married Julia Agatha Fleming, with whom he had three children: Julia, Ethel, and Ridgely.
Henry saw his first combat during the Peninsular Campaign (March to June 1862), participating in the sieges of Yorktown and Williamsburg, and commanding a section of the battery at the Battle of Seven Pines. In early June, Henry received a transfer to Battery C, 3rd U.S. Artillery. He and his new battery participated in the Seven Days Battles near Richmond, Virginia (25 June to 1 July). Henry's performance led to a promotion to 1st Lieutenant and a transfer to Battery E of the 5th U.S. Artillery. In December 1863 he received another transfer to the Department of Susquehanna where he served with the department's recruiting office.
Henry returned to field service once again in July 1864 as commander of Battery B, 5th U.S. Artillery. He fought with Battery B in the Battles of Third Winchester (19 September) and Fisher's Hill (22 September), both in Virginia. At the battle of Cedar Creek (19 October), he helped save five of his six guns from capture, but was captured himself, not to be released until April 1865.
Henry remained in the Army after the war, commanding various batteries within the 5th U.S. Artillery, and being stationed in such places as Richmond, Virginia; Newport, Rhode Island; Dry Tortugas, Florida; Louisville, Kentucky; Atlanta, Georgia; and Charleston, South Carolina. He retired from the Army on 28 November 1892 with the rank of Major. Shortly after his retirement Congress passed an act retroactively promoting Brewerton to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He joined the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the U.S. (MOLLUS), the first post-Civil War veterans' organization, on December 2, 1868 as Companion #00934.
He married in 1868 Josephine Gwyn, with who he had one child, Eleanor. After her death he married Julia Agatha Fleming, with whom he had three children: Julia, Ethel, and Ridgely.
Henry's father was a career Army officer who served as superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York from 1845 to 1852. Henry himself left college studies in Munich to return home at the start of the Civil War. He received a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the 5th U.S. Artillery on 14 May 1861 and was assigned to Light Battery K.
Henry saw his first combat during the Peninsular Campaign (March to June 1862), participating in the sieges of Yorktown and Williamsburg, and commanding a section of the battery at the Battle of Seven Pines. In early June, Henry received a transfer to Battery C, 3rd U.S. Artillery. He and his new battery participated in the Seven Days Battles near Richmond, Virginia (25 June to 1 July). Henry's performance led to a promotion to 1st Lieutenant and a transfer to Battery E of the 5th U.S. Artillery. In December 1863 he received another transfer to the Department of Susquehanna where he served with the department's recruiting office.
Henry returned to field service once again in July 1864 as commander of Battery B, 5th U.S. Artillery. He fought with Battery B in the Battles of Third Winchester (19 September) and Fisher's Hill (22 September), both in Virginia. At the battle of Cedar Creek (19 October), he helped save five of his six guns from capture, but was captured himself, not to be released until April 1865.
Henry remained in the Army after the war, commanding various batteries within the 5th U.S. Artillery, and being stationed in such places as Richmond, Virginia; Newport, Rhode Island; Dry Tortugas, Florida; Louisville, Kentucky; Atlanta, Georgia; and Charleston, South Carolina. He retired from the Army on 28 November 1892 with the rank of Major. Shortly after his retirement Congress passed an act retroactively promoting Brewerton to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He joined the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the U.S. (MOLLUS), the first post-Civil War veterans' organization, on December 2, 1868 as Companion #00934.
He married in 1868 Josephine Gwyn, with who he had one child, Eleanor. After her death he married Julia Agatha Fleming, with whom he had three children: Julia, Ethel, and Ridgely.
Henry saw his first combat during the Peninsular Campaign (March to June 1862), participating in the sieges of Yorktown and Williamsburg, and commanding a section of the battery at the Battle of Seven Pines. In early June, Henry received a transfer to Battery C, 3rd U.S. Artillery. He and his new battery participated in the Seven Days Battles near Richmond, Virginia (25 June to 1 July). Henry's performance led to a promotion to 1st Lieutenant and a transfer to Battery E of the 5th U.S. Artillery. In December 1863 he received another transfer to the Department of Susquehanna where he served with the department's recruiting office.
Henry returned to field service once again in July 1864 as commander of Battery B, 5th U.S. Artillery. He fought with Battery B in the Battles of Third Winchester (19 September) and Fisher's Hill (22 September), both in Virginia. At the battle of Cedar Creek (19 October), he helped save five of his six guns from capture, but was captured himself, not to be released until April 1865.
Henry remained in the Army after the war, commanding various batteries within the 5th U.S. Artillery, and being stationed in such places as Richmond, Virginia; Newport, Rhode Island; Dry Tortugas, Florida; Louisville, Kentucky; Atlanta, Georgia; and Charleston, South Carolina. He retired from the Army on 28 November 1892 with the rank of Major. Shortly after his retirement Congress passed an act retroactively promoting Brewerton to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He joined the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the U.S. (MOLLUS), the first post-Civil War veterans' organization, on December 2, 1868 as Companion #00934.
He married in 1868 Josephine Gwyn, with who he had one child, Eleanor. After her death he married Julia Agatha Fleming, with whom he had three children: Julia, Ethel, and Ridgely.
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