Henry J. Madill

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Henry J. Madill
Birth nameHenry John Madill
Born(1829-03-30)March 30, 1829
Hunterstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJune 29, 1899(1899-06-29) (aged 70)
Wysox, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Allegiance United States
Service/branchUnion Army
RankMajor General
Commands held6th Pennsylvania Reserves
141st Pennsylvania Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Henry John Madill (30 March 1829,

141st Pennsylvania Infantry. On July 23, 1863, he commanded a brigade at The Battle of Manassas Gap. Madill was brevetted brigadier general December 2, 1864 by presidential order. He was brevetted major general of volunteers on March 15, 1865. Madill was wounded three times and had six horses shot from under him.[3]

References

  1. ^ Gen Henry John Madill at findagrave.com
  2. ^ "More than 1,600 Area Men Were in Civil War Service by the End of 1861". The Evening Times, Sarye, PA. 13 Apr 1961. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  3. ^ Heverly, Clement Ferdinand (1886). History of the Towandas, 1776-1886. Reporter-Journal Print. Co. pp. 267–269. Henry J. Madill was born.