The History of the Henry 1860 in Indiana?

[indyartisan]

Wilder’s brigade of the 17th Indiana was armed with Henrys and Spencer’s.
Eli Lilly formed and commanded an attached artillery unit.
https://44henryrifle.webs.com/wildersbrigadehenry.htm

 

[chevyguy]

1st DC Cav, 12 KY Cav, 1st ME Cav, 7th, 16th, 23rd, 51st, 64th (?), 66th & 80th IL Inf, 58th, 93rd & 97th IN Inf w/ the 7th VA (US) Inf carried the Henry w/ a smattering of private purchases in other regiments. The Cav units mentioned were anything but dismounted and the Infantry were Infantry.

civilwartalk.com


You guys are forgetting The Newburgh Raid. It happened on July 18th 1862 in Newburgh, Indiana. It was the first Confederate incursion north of the eMason-Dixon Line. About 15 miles up river from Evansville. According to Ray Mulesky’s book about the raid titled: Thunder From A Clear Sky, on that evening Indiana Gov Morton sent word to Gen Strong who got to Gen Quimby who was in Columbus, Ky to muster troops for a response. Of those he mustered: Company A, 20th Battalion, 16th U.S. Regulars, sixty men; Company H, 13th Wisconsin, forty-eight men; and Stenbecks Battery, 2nd Illinois Artillery, twenty-five men.


Am I led to believe that the 16th was armed with Henry Rifles? If that so they would have been there.


The first Henrys appeared on the open market in Louisville, Kentucky by July of 1862. By the end of the year one dealer sold 500 Henrys. Other dealers selling Henrys in that year were located in St. Louis, Mo., Evansville, Ind., Peoria, Il., and Paducah, Ky. In 3 months over 900 Henrys were sold. According to the Louisville Journal of July 12, 1862, Henry rifles were offered for sale and in stock at James Low & Co's on Sixth Street, Louisville, Ky. Other Louisville dealers included Joseph Griffith & Son 5th Street, Dickson & Gilmore 3rd Street and A.B. Semple & Sons. Two Indiana dealers were Charles H. Bradford of New Albany and Wells, Kellogg & Co. of Evansville.(9) There were 3 known Henry rifle dealers in the East who represented the New Haven Arms Company. They were J.C. Grubb of Philadelphia, Hartley & Graham of New York, and William Reed & Son of Boston. On the west coast R. Liddle of San Francisco was offering Henrys.(13) In the Louisville Journal of July 14, 1862, it states that W.G. Stanton advertised the good qualities of the Henry. Henrys were offered for sale to both Unionist and Confederates.(14)


But on the open market Henrys would probably not have been seen in any numbers in civilian hands within six days of being sold in Louisville.

 

[chevyguy]

By the way Thunder From A Clear Sky is a good read. It highlights a somewhat forgotten and overshadowed (by Morgans Raid a year later) event in Indiana’s history.

 

[Cerberus]

I’m curious..... do you know date wise when he did that? Thanks

Chevyguy covered it above

 

[RaoulHayduke]

Fascinating reads, thanks guys.

 

[chevyguy]

I love history, this just gave me a chance to share info that unfortunately too many people thinks is useless.