Riggs, Henry V.

1842 - yes

• Name	Riggs, Henry V.
  Birth	1842	Wabash County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	RIGG.H001
  _FGRAVE	24144617
  Military Service	American Civil War, Sergeant, Company I, 40th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment  [2, 3]
  	Henry V. Riggs was born about 1842 in Wabash County, Illinois where he resided and enlisted at age 19 on August 5, 1861 in Xenia, Illinois. He was mustered in as a Private on August 10, 1861 at Camp Butler, Illinois by Captain Gamaliel Hoskinson for three years. He was a farmer by occupation and unmarried at enlistment. He was 5’ 7” tall and had black hair, hazel eyes and a dark complexion. He reenlisted on January 30, 1864 as a Veteran at Scottsboro, Alabama by Lt. Summers. He was promoted to Sergeant on May 1, 1865. He was discharged from the army on July 24, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky by Captain Alexander. In December, 1878 he received a pension for $4 per month for a wound to the left hip. He is buried in the Clay City Cemetery in Clay County, Illinois.
  		United States of America Flag, 35 Stars (1863-1865) This flag was flown by the Federal States during the United States Civil War. The flag of the United States of America from 1861 to 1863, with 34 stars for all the 34 states. In 1863 a 35th star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia (the loyal northwestern counties of Virginia), and in 1864 a 36th star for Nevada (previously the…
  		40th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  Death	yes  [2]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Riggs, Henry V. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Riggs, Henry V. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I31371	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family	?, Margret,   b. 1846, Illinois
  Children	1. Riggs, Mary I.,   b. 1868, Illinois   2. Riggs, Carl T.,   b. 1878
  Family ID	F13145	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1842 - Wabash County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Henry V. Riggs was born about 1842 in Wabash County, Illinois where he resided and enlisted at age 19 on August 5, 1861 in Xenia, Illinois. He was mustered in as a Private on August 10, 1861 at Camp Butler, Illinois by Captain Gamaliel Hoskinson for three years. He was a farmer by occupation and unmarried at enlistment. He was 5’ 7” tall and had black hair, hazel eyes and a dark complexion. He reenlisted on January 30, 1864 as a Veteran at Scottsboro, Alabama by Lt. Summers. He was promoted to Sergeant on May 1, 1865. He was discharged from the army on July 24, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky by Captain Alexander. In December, 1878 he received a pension for $4 per month for a wound to the left hip. He is buried in the Clay City Cemetery in Clay County, Illinois.

  
  

• Sources

  [S694] Ancestry.com, 1880 United States Federal Census, Zif Township (District 141), Wayne County, Illinois, image 3, page 37, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6742/4240565-00520?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdb) (Reliability: 2). [S9562] (Reliability: 2). [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason.