{⋆★⋆} BG Gray, Henry Jr.

Henry Gray Jr.​

Born: January 19, 1816

Birthplace: Laurens District, South Carolina

Father: Captain Henry Gray Sr. 1786 – 1831

(Buried: Gray-Jones-Tolbert-Riley Cemetery, Greenwood, South Carolina)​

Mother: Elvira Flanagan 1787 – 1847

(Buried: Tench Cemetery, Coweta County, Georgia)​

Wife: Eleanor Ann Howard 1821 – 1865

Children:

Martha Potts Gray 1843 – 1843​

(Buried: Old Concord Cemetery, Choctaw County, Mississippi)​

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Reuben Gray 1847 – 1863​

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Nora F. Gray Gibbs 1848 – 1885​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Texas)​

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Elvie Gray Stothart 1860 – 1902​

(Buried: Springville Cemetery, Coushatta, Mississippi)​

Education:

1834: Graduated from South Carolina College​

Occupation before War:

1839 – 1845: Winston County, Mississippi District Attorney​

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Mississippi State Representative​

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Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Congressman​

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Owner of 332 Acres of land in Bienville Parish, Louisiana​

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1856: James Buchanan Presidential Elector​

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1860: Louisiana State Representative​

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1860: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Senator​

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1860: His opponent in the Senate Race was Judah Benjamin​

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Close friend of Jefferson Davis and Sergeant S. Prentiss​

Civil War Career:

1861: Private in Mississippi Infantry Regiment​

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1862 – 1865: Colonel of 28th​ Louisiana Infantry Regiment​

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1863: Wounded in the fighting near Bayou Teche, Louisiana​

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1864: Served in the Battle of Mansfield, Louisiana leading charge​

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1864: Served in the Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana​

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1865: Brigadier General in the Confederate Army Infantry​

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1865: Elected to Confederate Congress with no knowledge​

Occupation after War:

Louisiana State Senator​

Died: December 11, 1892

Place of Death: Coushatta, Louisiana

Age at time of Death: 76 years old

Cause of Death: Not Known

Burial Place: Springville Cemetery, Coushatta, Louisiana

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General Henry Gray! Salutes remembering General Gray on his birthday. I wonder what his life was like in Laurens District South Carolina. Laurens is located in part of the upstate of South Carolina.

 

[Pollaco]

He assumed command of Gen. Alfred Mouton's division at the Battle of Mansfield on April 8, 1864

 

[Pollaco]

Several biographys on this man say he was elected to the Second Confederate Congress "without his knowledge" but give no details.He was a member of the congress that confirmed his commission as brigadier? He had been an acting brigadier or a "Kirby Smith Appointee" for almost ayear.

 

[Pollaco]

He assumed command of Gen. Alfred Mouton's division at the Battle of Mansfield on April 8, 1864

One biography states it was Polignac who assumed command, another states it was Gray.

 

[JSylvester]

One biography states it was Polignac who assumed command, another states it was Gray.

As I recall he commanded Mouton's old BRIGADE at Mansfield and Polignac took over the DIVISION after Mouton fell. As Gray was a colonel at that time and Polignac was brigadier general, it would not have made any sense for Gray to take over the division. Or am I missing something?

 

[Pollaco]

As I recall he commanded Mouton's old BRIGADE at Mansfield and Polignac took over the DIVISION after Mouton fell. As Gray was a colonel at that time and Polignac was brigadier general, it would not have made any sense for Gray to take over the division. Or am I missing something?

That sounds about like the conclusion I pretty much came to last night. They (the source) got the words brigade and division mixed up and were using them generically or not specifically.Kind of like you would regiment or unit.

 

[ErnieMac]

Link to old CWT thread from 2013 concerning General Gray. Contains one early posts as a member - time flies.

Brig. Gen. Henry Gray "Lest We Forget" | Other Soldiers, Politicians, & Men

Henry Gray was born in South Carolina on January 19,1816. Would eventually move to Louisiana were he would serve a term as a member of the Louisiana legislature. When Mississippi seceded from the Union, he enlisted as a private In a Mississippi regiment. Jefferson Davis, a good friend soon...

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[danny]

Regarding confusion over Gray's appointment as BG: