Henry Perkins Gantt
Born: 1831
Birthplace: Solitude Plantation, Albemarle County, Virginia
Father: Dr. John Weems Gantt
Mother: Martha “Sally” Blakey Perkins
Wife: Martha “Pattie” Burke Eppes
Children:
Temple Joyner Gantt 1869 – 1892
(Buried: Western State Hospital Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia)
Fannie Gantt
Education:
1851: Graduated from Virginia Military Institute
Occupation before War:
Farmer in Scottsville, Virginia
Served in the Virginia State Militia
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain Scottsville Guard Company C, 19th Virginia Infantry
1861 – 1862: Major of 19th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded in the Second Battle of Manassas, Virginia
1862 – 1865: Colonel of 19th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1863: Wounded in shoulder and face Pickett’s Charge at Battle of Gettysburg
1863 – 1865: Absent often due to the wounds to his shoulder and face received at Gettysburg
1865: Paroled at Columbia, Virginia in April
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1884: Farmer in Albemarle County, Virginia
Died: October 4, 1884
Place of Death: White Sulphur Springs, Buckingham County, Virginia
Cause of Death: War Wounds
Age at time of Death: 52 or 53 years old
Burial Place: Gantt Family Cemetery, Scottsville, Virginia
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