| Name |
Henry Monroe BLACK |
| Birth Date |
aft 1843 |
| Birth Place |
Guilford County, NC |
| Death Date |
2 Oct 1908 |
| Death Place |
Julian, Randolph County, NC |
| Residence Place |
Guilford/Randloph County border, near Julian NC. |
| Occupation |
Farmer |
| Nationality |
American |
| Father |
Henry BLACK (>1811-) |
| Mother |
Sarah "Sally" EFLAND (~1820-) |
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| Spouses |
| 1 |
Thersia Ann SMITH |
| Birth Date |
11 Feb 1851 |
| Birth Place |
Guilford County, NC |
| Death Date |
22 Oct 19256 Age: 74 |
| Death Place |
Julian, Randolph County, NC |
| Residence Place |
Guilford/Randloph County border, near Julian NC. |
| Nationality |
American |
| Father |
Adam SMITH (1817-1901) |
| Mother |
Caroline ROSE (1829-1920) |
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| Marriage Date |
6 Feb 1868 |
| Marriage Place |
Guilford County, NC |
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| Children |
Lizbeth "Lizzie" Vashti (1874-1952) |
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Schuyler (>1873-) |
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Hetty (>1873-) |
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| Notes for Henry Monroe BLACK |
| Henry was a private during the Civil War in Company M also known as the "Guilford Dixie Boys". 1 |
| Overview |
| Henry was a private during the Civil War in Company M of the 21st NC Regiment "Guilford Dixie Boys". 21st Infantry Regiment, formerly the 11th Volunteers, was a twelve company command organized at Danville, Virginia, in June, 1861. Men of this unit were recruited in Davidson, Surry, Forsyth, Stokes, Rockingham, and Guilford counties. It was assigned to General Trimble's, Hoke's, Godwin's, and W.G. Lewis' Brigade. After taking part in the Battle of First Manassas and Jackson's Valley operations, the 21st participated in many conflicts of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Bristoe. It was then involved in the engagements at Plymouth , Drewry's Bluff , and Cold Harbor, marched with Early to the Shenandoah Valley, and saw action around Appomattox . The unit sustained 80 casualties at First Winchester , 13 at Cross Keys and Port Republic , 45 during the Seven Days' Battles, 51 at Groveton , 18 at Sharpsburg , and 24 at Fredericksburg . It lost 78 at Chancellorsville , twenty-eight percent of the 436 at Gettysburg , and 52 at Plymouth . In April, 1865, it surrendered with 6 officers and 117 men of which 40 were armed. Colonels Saunders Fulton, B.Y. Graves, James M. Leach, Rufus K. Pepper, William S. Rankin, and William L. Scott; and Majors James F. Beall, Alex. Miller, W.J. Pfohl, and J.M. Richardson. [http://www.researchonline.net/nccw/unit96.htm] |
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