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HENDERSON DIES
AS STEAMER SAILS
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porai Permission was obtained from
Governor Dennison. and with Samuel
Beatty. an old Mexican war soldier ana
then sheriff Of Stark county. the two
recruited a full company Of infantry
Henderson was elected and commissioned
first lieutenant In May. 1851. Beatty.
who was captain Of the company. was
made colonel Of the Ninteenth Ohio in
fantry and Henderson became captain
Of Company A Of that regiment. He took
his command into western Virginia
among the first troops occupying that
section. The Nineteenth Ohio became
part OF the brigade commanded by Cen
eral Rosecrans in General McClellan's
army OF occupation of West Virginia The
regiment participated with credit in the.
first field battle of the war, July II, 1851
Captain Henderson received special men
ton in the report OF the affair.
Re-enIists His Company.
In August. 1861. Captain Henderson re-
enlisted his company for a three years
service. He rose through the grades of
major lieutenant colonel and colonel OF
the Nineteenth Ohio and on January /.
regiment. re-enlisted. In the battle of
Shiloh he acted as lieutenant colonel and
his GOODNESS, nerve and personal courage
caused his promotion to the rank OF
major. being mentioned in the reports of
General Boyle and General Crittenden for
distinguished gallantry and exceptional
service.
Colonel Henderson was in command of
L..
ments up TO and including the battle OF
Lovejoy's station on September 2. 1854
The regiment won particular renown for
its part in the battle of Stones river, or
Murfreesboro, where 1t lost in killed and
wounded 21S out Of 44s going into the en-
gagement Special credit was given to its
charge in the cedars. checking the
enemy's advance and restoring the line Of
battle.
General Henderson was frequently men
toned In the reports for GOODNESS and
daring and splendid conduct during the
war, his regiment participating in the
following campaigns and battles: Shiloh,
siege OF Corinth, action near Farming
ton, movement from Battle Creek, Tenn,
to Louisville, KY; Perryvile campaign,
Crab Orchard, Stones river. Murfrees-
boro; Tullahoma campaign, Liberty Gap,
Chickamauga. siege of Chattanooga, Or
chard Knob, Mission Ridge, Knoxville
campaign. Atlanta campaign, Cassville.
Dallas, New Hope church. Picketts mills.
Ackworth sttion, Pine Knob, Kulp's
farm, Kenesaw, affair near Marietta,
crossing the Chattshoochie river. Peach
Tree creek, siege Of Atlanta, Ezra chapel,
Jonesboro. Lovejoy's station, Franklin.
Nashville and pursuit of Hoods army.
General henderson was severely
wounded in the spine and right side while
leading his demi-brigade. composed of the
Nineteenth Ohio. the Ninth Kentucky
and the seventy-ninth Indiana in a
charge upon the enemy's work at Love-
joys station, Georgia, September 2, 1864,
in which, after a most desperate effort,
the front line of works was taken and
held. 1t was impossible for the surgeons
to find the bullet and It remained unex-
tracted The general, being much dis
abled, was compelled to resign the serv-
ice April, 1855 The war In the west was
then practically closed
Previous to his resignation he was
brexeted general Of volunteers, date of
March Is, 1895. for long. faithful, gal |
liant and meritorious services during the
war of the rebellion" General Mander-
son was always very proud of the fact
that this distinction came to him upon
the recommendation OF army commanders
in the field and not by political influ-
ences.
After the war General Henderson went
back to Canton, o., and again took up the
practice OF law and entered politics He
was twice elected district attorney of
Stark county and declined a nomination
for third term. He came within one
vote OF receiving the republican nomina-
ton for congress In an Ohio district then
republican by several thousand majority,
this occurring in 1857.
General Henderson came to Omaha in
November. 1869 He soon became prom
inent In his profession and in politics. He
had the honor fleeing a member of the
Nebraska state constitutional convention
Of 1871, and again Of a similar body in
1874. He was elected to these positions
without opposition and had the nomina-
tons of both political parties, being ia
vored by a singularly rare good fortune
that seemed TO mark nearly all of his
political activities
General Henderson served Omaha as