Trivia 12-6-17 Identify

[Northern Light]

General Santa?

Brigadier General Henry Gray, Jr. was born in South Carolina. His father served as a captain in the U.S. Army in the War of 1812 and his grandfather Fredrick Gray was a captain in the Revolutionary War.

He attended South Carolina College and became an attorney. He resided in Winston County, Mississippi and was the District Attorney.

He moved to Louisiana, became a member of the Louisiana legislature and ran for the U.S. Senate losing by one vote in the legislature.

When Mississippi seceded from the Union, he enlisted as a private in a Mississippi regiment. Jefferson Davis, a good friend, soon called him to raise a regiment which became the 28th Louisiana Infantry. Gray was elected Colonel.

Following battles at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill during the Red River Campaign, he was promoted to Brigadier General.

After the Civil War, he served a term in the Louisiana State Senate and then retired from public life.
http://www.la-cemeteries.com/Notables/Civil War/Gray,Henry/Gray,Henry.shtml

 

[Wallyfish]

He was Henry Gray, Jr.

Source. Wikipedia

 

[AUG]

Brig. Gen. Henry Gray

Colonel of the 28th Louisiana Infantry and later commanded what was formerly Alfred Mouton's Louisiana brigade at the battle of Mansfield. And Wiki is incorrect in that Gray assumed command of Mouton's division after his death at Mansfield; it was actually Prince de Polignac that assumed command of the division.

 

[JohnW.]

That young man was Brigadier general Henry Gray Jr.

Henry Gray
Confederate States of America
Brigadier General

Served 1861- 1865 (C. S. A.)
Rank
Date Brigadier General
March 1865

Born
Location January 19, 1816
South Carolina
Died
Location December 16, 1892
Coushatta, Louisiana
Cause Poor Health for Many Years
Age 76

Education South Carolina College
Profession Lawyer / Politician

Spouse Eleanor Ann Howard
Children at least 1 son, 1 daughter
Religion
Burial Springville Cemetery

 

[Iron Brigade]

Confederate Brig. Gen. Henry Gray Jr

 

[Bruce Vail]

Santa Claus' younger brother?

 

[connecticut yankee]

BRIGADIER GENERAL HENRY GRAY, CSA

At the beginning of the Civil War, Gray enlisted as a private in a Mississippi infantry regiment in January 1861, until his friend Jefferson Davis called him to go back to Louisiana to raise a regiment. In April and early May 1862, Gray organized the 28th Louisiana Infantry at Camp Taylor and was elected as its colonel. He and his men were mustered into the Confederate Army on May 2.

On April 14, 1863 Gray was wounded in the fighting near Bayou Teche, Louisiana. Department commander Edmund Kirby Smith ordered his promotion to brigadier general on April 8, however the Confederate Congress disallowed it. Gray was given brigade command in Polignac's Division in April.

Gray saw action around Vicksburg and in various battles within Louisiana while leading his brigade. He assumed the command of a division during the Battle of Mansfield on April 8, 1864, following the mortal wounding of Alfred Mouton.

Gray was elected to represent his northwestern Louisiana congressional district to the Second Confederate Congress, a position he had not sought nor had any knowledge of until notified of his election. He subsequently left the army in camp at Camden, Arkansas, and traveled to Richmond, Virginia. He was promoted to brigadier general on March 17, 1865, backdated to the Mansfield fight, and Gray rejoined his brigade in Polignac's Division until the end of the war. There is no record of his being paroled from the U.S. Government. (Wikipedia)

 

[JOHN42768]

C.S.A. Brig. Gen. Henry Gray, Jr.
source: http://www.la-cemeteries.com/Notables/Civil War/Gray,Henry/Gray,Henry.shtml

 

[ErnieMac]

Confederate Brigadier General and Congressman Henry Gray, Jr.

 

[MC44]

Confederate General Henry Gray

 

[amweiner]

Brig. General Henry Gray, Jr. (January 19, 1816 - December 16, 1892)
http://www.la-cemeteries.com/Notables/Civil War/Gray,Henry/Gray,Henry.shtml

 

[chellers]

Henry Gray, Jr.

http://www.la-cemeteries.com/Notables/Civil War/Gray,Henry/Gray,Henry.shtml

 

[sjw83071]

That would be Santa Claus

 

[hoosier]

Henry Gray, Jr.

 

[mofederal]

https://www.pinterest.com/cmeekins65/civil-war-beards/?lp=true

Brigadier General Henry Gray and a Confederate Congressman. Battle of Mansfield.

 

[truthckr]

no clue, McLaws?

 

[lelliott19]

Henry Gray, Jr. (January 19, 1816 – December 11, 1892) wiki/Henry_Gray_(politician)

 

[ami]

Brig. Gen. Henry Gray (CSA)