Henry Dial (33rd USCT)

Henry Dial (Dials, Dyall) was born around 1838 in Albemarle County, Virginia. Little is known about his life before the war, although he listed his occupation as laborer on his service record. Dial enlisted in the army at the age of 27 as a private on April 28, 1865, and mustered in on May 3 in Savannah, Georgia. Dial’s service record describes him as 5 feet, 7 inches tall, with black hair, black eyes, and a black complexion. He served in Company C of the 33rd USCT Infantry Regiment. Dial’s regiment served in Savannah, Georgia, until June 6, 1865, when it moved to Augusta, Georgia. Dial mustered out on January 31, 1866, with the rest of his regiment. Nothing else is known about his life after the war.

DATABASE CONTENT

Name:

Dial, Henry

Alternative names:

Dyall, Henry (alternative name)
Dials, Henry (alternative name)

Roles:

Soldier

Gender:

Race:

Black

Regiment/Ship:

Regiment	Company
33rd Regiment Infantry U.S. Colored Troops	C

Branch of service:

Army

Enlistment/Muster:

Type	Date	Place	Accepted/Rejected	Age	Status	Reason
Enlistment	1865-04-28	Savannah, GA	accepted	27	Unknown
Muster In	1865-05-03	Savannah, GA
Muster Out	1866-01-31	Charleston, SC				Mustered Out

Residence at enlistment:

Rank In:

Private

Rank Out:

Private

Highest rank achieved:

Private

Birth date:

1838

Birth date certainty:

About

Birth place:

Albemarle County, VA

Death date:

Death place:

Causes of death:

Occupations:

Laborer

SOURCES

Compiled Service Records for Henry Dial, RG94, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; Frederick A. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, vol. 3 (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Company, 1908).

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