COL Huey, Pennock

Pennock "Squire of Kennett Square" Huey​

Born:March 1, 1828

Birthplace: Chester County, Pennsylvania

Father: Jacob Huey 1802 – 1888

Mother: Sarah P. Davis 1804 – 1877

1st​ Wife: Elizabeth Waln Wistar 1832 – 1886

(Buried: Saint Lukes PE Burial Grounds, Bustleton, Pennsylvania)​

2nd​ Wife: Louisa Gerhard 1849 – 1922

(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)​

Children:

Lydia Huey 1868 – 1868​

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Joseph Wistar Huey 1870 – 1951​

(Buried: Woodlands Cemetery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)​

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Mifflin Wistar Huey 1874 – 1946​

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William Wood Huey 1892 – 1893​

(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)​

Occupation before War:

Merchant in Chester County, Pennsylvania​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Captain Company D, 8th​ Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment​

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1862 – 1863: Major of 8th​ Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment​

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1863: Led a saber charge at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia​

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1863 – 1865: Colonel of 8th​ Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment​

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1863: led his brigade in the protection of supply trains in Maryland​

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1863: Participated in the pursuit of the Confederate Army, Gettysburg​

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1864: Commander Gregg's rear guard during Trevilian Station retreat​

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1864: Captured at the Battle of Saint Mary's Church, Virginia​

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1864: Prisoner of war held by the Confederate Army​

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1864: Paroled at Camp Asylum in Columbia, South Carolina on December 9th

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1865: Brevetted Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers​

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1865: Mustered out of the Union Army on August 11th​​

Occupation after War:

Canal Industry Merchant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania​

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Author of his account of the charge at Battle of Chancellorsville​

Died: September 28, 1903

Place of Death: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Age at time of Death: 75 years old

Burial Place: Saint Lukes PE Burial Grounds, Bustleton, Pennsylvania