Henry Gassaway Kennett
Henry Gassaway Kennett (August 29, 1835 – January 6, 1895) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a Union brevet brigadier general during the period of the American Civil War.
Henry Gassaway Kennett | |
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| Born | August 29, 1835 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Died | January 6, 1895 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Buried | Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Allegiance | United States Union |
| Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
| Rank |  Bvt. Brigadier General |
| Unit | 79th Ohio Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Other work | Ohio House of Representative |
Kennett began the war serving a lieutenant colonel for the 27th Ohio. He later served as a colonel of the 79th Ohio Infantry Regiment and led this regiment in Tennessee. Kennett resigned from the Union army on August 1, 1864. He was later named a brevet brigadier general with a promotion date of March 13, 1865. After the war, Kennett served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. He died in 1895, in Cincinnati.[1][2]
His father Colonel John Kennett, who was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, had attended Harvard College, and had co-owned a large tobacco company in Cincinnati, before leading the 4th Ohio Cavalry Regiment from 1861 until 1863.[3]
See also
References
- James Barnett. "Forty For the Union: Civil War Generals Buried in Spring Grove Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- The Photographic History of the Civil War: Three Volumes in One. New York: Random House Value Publishing, Inc. 1983. p. 312. 0-517-20155-0.
- Dennis W. Belcher (2017). The Cavalries at Stones River: An Analytical History. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarlnad & Company, Inc. p. 78.