Henry Warner Birge (1825 - 1888)

Born 25 Aug 1825 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Ancestors

Died 1 Jun 1888 at age 62 in New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA

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Biography

Henry Birge is Notable.

Major General Henry Birge served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 5/22/1861
Mustered out: 10/18/1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Field & Staff, 13th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry, Field & Staff, 1st Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery

• Civil War Union Army Brigadier General. When the Civil War began he was an aide for Connecticut Governor W. A. Buckingham and took President Abraham Lincoln's call to organize troops. In November 1861, he was appointed a Colonel in the 13th Connecticut Volunteer infantry and joined Major General Benjamin Butler's Army in Louisiana. Placed in command of the Brigade in 1862, he headed the movement in the La Fourche district. In April 1863, he commanded the first Red River campaign and received the Confederate surrender after the siege of Port Hudson in July. He was promoted Brigadier General and after the engagements of Sabine Cross-Roads, Pleasant Hill, he take command of the garrison at Baton Rouge. In July 1864, he joined Major General Philip Sheridan in the Shenandoah engagements and was in command of the defenses at Savannah, Georgia. For his service and dedication to duty, he was brevetted Major General of US Volunteers in March 1865.

• Fact: Obituary, New York Tribune (2 June 1888 (published)) "General Henry W. Birge died of apoplexy yesterday at the Gedney House. He witnessed the parade on Wednesday, returned to the hotel about 4 p.m. and took a hearty meal. Shortly after dinner a bell-boy was called to his room and the General was found lying unconscious on his bed. Dr. Greene, of Belleview Hospital, and Dr. W. F. Duncan did all in their power to restore him to consciousness, but without avail. He remained unconscious until 6:22 yesterday morning, when he died.// General Birge, who was about fifty-eight, was born in Norwich, Conn. He was a nephew of General Buckingham, at one time Governor of Connecticut and later a United States Senator, and when the war broke out he went to the front as Major of the 4th Connecticut Regiment. Afterward he commanded the 15th Connecticut, taking it to New Orleans, where he was put in charge of the city and made a brigadier general. He commanded a division in the memorable Shenandoah campaign under Sheridan.// The General leaves several sons in business in the West, and a sister in Milwaukee. There were no relatives with him when he died. His daughter and sons have been sent for, but they had not arrived yesterday afternoon. The body will probably be taken to Norwich for burial." New York City, New York, United States
• Fact: Burial (1888) Yantic Cemetery, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Birth: Aug. 25, 1825 Hartford Hartford County Connecticut, USA
• Death: Jun. 1, 1888 New York New York County (Manhattan) New York, USA

Parents

• Lucy Coit Ripley Terry (1803 - 1857)

Marriage

• Eliza Meech Birge (1827 - 1886)*

Children

1. William Bond Birge (1856 - 1933)*
2. Edward Watson Birge (1867 - 1958)*

Siblings

1. Unknown Birge (____ - 1825)*
2. Henry Warner Birge (1825 - 1888)

• Calculated relationship

Military

U.S. Civil War

See also: civilwardata

Promotions:

• Colonel 11/5/1861
• Brig-General 10/6/1863
• Major-Gen 2/25/1865 by Brevet

Death

Note: Buried plot near: Major Gen. Henry W., Eliza (Meech), and Anna Eliza Birge

Burial: Yantic Cemetery Norwich New London County Connecticut, USA Plot: Section 20, Lot 23 GPS (lat/lon): 41.53894, -72.09163

Maintained by: Find A Grave Record added: Oct 12, 2001 Find A Grave Memorial# 5840087

Obituary^[1][2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ The Day, June 2, 1888, Page 1. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-day/135207858/ : accessed November 14, 2023), clip page by user andrewguy1976
2. ↑ The Pacific Bee, June 7, 1888, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pacific-bee-obituary-for-henry-w-bir/135207951/ : accessed November 14, 2023), clip page for Obituary for Henry W Birge by user andrewguy1976
3. ↑ The Day, June 4, 1888, Page 1. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-day-obituary-for-henry-w-birge/135208012/ : accessed November 14, 2023), clip page for Obituary for Henry W Birge by user andrewguy1976

• Wikipedia
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5840087/henry-warner-birge: accessed 25 July 2022), memorial page for Henry Warner Birge (25 Aug 1825–1 Jun 1888), Find A Grave: Memorial #5840087, citing Yantic Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.
• Henry Warner Birge (1825-1888) on Find A Grave: Memorial #5840087 retrieved 11 February 2020