Henry Moses Judah
Born: June 12, 1821
Birthplace: Snow Hill, Maryland
Father: Rev. Henry Raymond Judah 1794 – 1836
Mother: Mary Jane Reece 1802 – 1872
Wife: Helen M. Campbell 1829 – 1852
Children:
Henry Judah 1850 –
Education:
1843: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (35th in class)
Occupation before War:
1843 – 1846: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 8th Infantry Regiment
1843: Garrison Duty at Fort Marion, Florida
1843 – 1845: Garrison Duty at Fort Brooke, Florida
1846 – 1847: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 4th Infantry Regiment
1846: Served in the Battle of Palo Alto, Mexico
1846: Served in the Battle of Resaca de – la – Palma, Mexico
1846: Served in the Battle of Monterrey, Mexico
1847: Served in the Siege of Vera Cruz, Mexico
1847: Served in the Battle of Cerro Gordo, Mexico
1847: Served in the Capture of San Antonio, Texas
1847: Served in the Battle of Churubusco, Mexico
1847: Brevetted 1st Lt. for Gallantry at Battle of Molino Del Rey
1847: Brevetted Captain for Gallantry at Battle of Chapultepec
1847: Served in the Capture of Mexico City, Mexico
1847 – 1853: 1st Lt. United States Army, 4th Infantry Regiment
1848: Garrison Duty at East Pascagoula, Mississippi
1849 – 1850: Garrison Duty at Fort Ontario, New York
1850 – 1852: Garrison Duty at Plattsburg Barracks, New York
1853 – 1862: Captain United States Army, 4th Infantry Regiment
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 4th California Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1862: Acting Inspector General of the Army of the Tennessee
1862: Served in the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi
1862: Union Army Commander of Camp Dennison, Ohio
1862 – 1866: Major of United States Army, 4th Infantry Regiment
1862: Union Army Commander of Covington Kentucky
1862 – 1863: Acting Inspector General of the Army of the Ohio
1863: Union Army Commander of District of Western Kentucky
1863: Union Army Commander of forces at Bowling Green, Kentucky
1863: Commander of 2nd Division of 23rd Army Corps
1864 – 1865: Court Martial Duty in Louisville, Kentucky
1864 – 1866: Suffered from the effects of Typhoid Fever
1865: Brigade Commander in the Union Army of the Cumberland
1865: Mustered out of the Union Army on August 24th
Occupation after War:
1862 – 1866: Major of United States Army 4th Infantry Regiment
1865: Garrison Duty at Fort Wood, New York
1865 – 1866: Garrison Duty at Plattsburg Barracks, New York
Died: January 14, 1866
Place of Death: Plattsburg Barracks, New York
Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever
Age at time of Death: 45 years old
Burial Place: Kings Highway Cemetery, Westport, Connecticut
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