Henry Stasson Henry Stasson

Name: Henry Stasson
Company: E
Enlisted February 5, 1862; First Sergeant April 2, 1862; Second Lieutenant September 3, 1862; Killed December 16, 1864, in battle of Nashville, Tennessee
Birth
  • Date: About 1830
  • Place: Unknown
 Mustered In
  • Date: February 5, 1862
  • Rank: First Sergeant (April 2, 1862)
  • Age: 32
  • Residence prior to military service: St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Death
  • Date:  December 16, 1864
  • Place: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Burial: Nashville National Cemetery, Section E, Grave Number 2511
  • Rank: Captain

Henry Stasson in the Civil War

Henry Stasson was a Captain of Company E who was killed in the charge on Shy's Hill at the Battle of Nashville on December 16, 1864.

Stasson was born about 1830 in Germany.  His wife's name was Margaret. She may have been Irish, traveling from Liverpool on the ship Liberty and arriving in the USA on May 21, 1849, at age 24. Before the Civil War, the Stassons resided in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota.

About April 1862, Margaret Stasson gave birth to a son, Henry S. Stasson.

After enlisting as a Private in the 5th Minnesota on February 5, 1862, Henry Stasson moved through the ranks of First Sergeant (April 2, 1862), Second Lieutenant (Septmber 3, 1862)  and finally was promoted to Captain of Company E on August 1, 1863. He replaced John Becht after Becht was promoted to Major on May 1, 1863.

In his report following the Battle of Nashville, Lieutenant Colonel William B. Gere of the Fifth Minnesota described Captain Henry Stasson as "a brave and faithful officer" who led Company E in the charge on Shy's Hill on the afternoon of December 16. During the charge, Stasson was killed in action. Captain Henry Stasson was buried in Nashville National Cemetery, Section E, Grave Number 2511.

Margaret and Henry's son, Henry S., died on May 13, 1882, at the age of 20 years and 1 month. He was buried in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Old Birch Cooley, Renville County, Minnesota.



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