Henry Valentine Peck
Henry Valentine Peck was born on July 4, 1842, in New York to George and Ann Peck. His father was a farmer who owned $7,500 of real estate and $5,500 of personal property by 1860. The family eventually moved to Greenwich, Connecticut.
 
He enlisted in the Union army on August 13, 1862, and he mustered in as a corporal in Company I of the 17th Connecticut Infantry on August 28. The regiment took part in the Battle of Chancellorsville and the Battle of Gettysburg. He was promoted to sergeant on November 1, 1863, and he mustered out on July 19, 1865.
 
He returned to Greenwich after the war, and he earned a living as a merchant. He married Mary Frances Smith around 1870, and they had two children: Elizabeth, born around 1872; and Rhoda, born around 1875. He worked as a gardener and carpenter. He supported the Democratic Party, and he served as assistant town clerk. He died of apoplexy in Greenwich on December 24, 1900.
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(3876)Peck, Henry Valentine1842-07-041900-12-24
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Private
  • Rank out: Sergeant
  • Rank highest: Sergeant
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (10879) [writer] ~ Henry V. Peck to George A. Peck and Ann E. Peck, 9 May 1863

People - Records: 2

  • (3877) Peck, George A. is the [parent of] (3876) Peck, Henry Valentine
  • (3878) Peck, Ann Elizabeth is the [parent of] (3876) Peck, Henry Valentine

Places - Records: 2

  • (67) [birth] ~ New York
  • (417) [death] ~ Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (1010) [enlisted] [I] ~ 17th Connecticut Infantry

Groups - Records: 1

  • (1) [member/supporter] ~ Democratic Party
SOURCES

1860, 1870, 1880, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; Connecticut Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934, available from Ancestry.com