Henry H. Ladd was born in Dearborn,
Michigan in 1841. At the time of the Regiment's organization he
was a 21 year old farmer from Dearborn. The photographs at left
are though to date to the war years, despite the fact that Henry
is not in uniform.Henry H. Ladd was born in Dearborn,
Michigan in 1841. At the time of the Regiment's organization he
was a 21 year old farmer from Dearborn. The photographs at left
are though to date to the war years, despite the fact that Henry
is not in uniform.
Henry Ladd enlisted in company D on August 7, 1862. Me mustered into service on August 13, 1862. at Dearborn.
He was wounded in action at Gettysburg, perhaps not seriously. He was assigned to hospital duty until April 1864.
After returning to the Regiment, Henry was appointed a mounted orderly for General Wadsworth until the latter was mortally wounded at the Wilderness on May 6, 1864. He also served as an orderly for the division Surgeon-in-Chief Chamberlain and General Cutler until August 1864.
He was captured at the battle for the Weldon Railroad, August
19, 1864. For a time he was held at Belle Isle in Richmond Virginia.
He was later moved to the camp at Salisbury, North Carolina, where
he was held for 5 months.
He was finally paroled in February. He mustered
out in Detroit, on June 16th, 1865. For a description of his experiences
while a prisoner of war see the Diary
of Henry H. Ladd
Henry Ladd is known to have attended the Dedication of the 24th Michigan's Monument at "Michigan Day at Gettysburg" , June 12th-14th, 1889. At the present time, however, he cannot be positively identified in the photograph.
The photograph at left was taken on March 6, 1908. Henry was
67 years old. At the time the "Brown
Books" were compiled (c. 1905), henry was a resident
of Detroit.
As indicated by his tombstone, Henry Harrison Ladd died on September
19, 1910, having reached the age of 69. His wife Annie died only
two years later. They are buried in the Northview Cemetery, Dearborn,
Michigan.
Photographs courtesy of the Dearborn Historical Museum, used with permission.
