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Born
Henry H Dedrick was born in Rockingham County Virginia . -
Enlisted
He enlisted in the 52nd Virgina infantry at Waynesboro Virgina on July 15, 1861. -
Letter To Wife
This statment he wrote to his wife "It is with my pleasure that i take my pen in hand to inform you that I am well at present and I am getting as fat as a pig." In Highland County Virginia. -
Camp
He was stationed at Alleghany Mountain, camp tip top, Pocahontas County, West Virginia. -
Camp Alleghany
The confederate forces that was leb by Col, Edward Johnson held a fortified camp in the winter of 1861-62. There was a sharp attack occured on December 13 1861. In which the union troops under General Robert Milroy where beaten off. -
Sickness
They had alot of sickness in there camp so they where down soliders. Henry H Dedrick was taken to a hospital on a sunday. -
Walking
Him and some other soliders had to walk 5 miles in the morning and in the evening. They where making clapboards. -
Wounded
He was wounded at Cross Keys, Viriginia. He was wounded twice during battle. The other time he was wounded in Ganes Mill, Viriginia on June 27, 1862 -
Camp
Camp Near Hamiltons crossing. Camp was hard and they had sickness in camps alot. -
Deserted
He was deserted to enemy in Clarksburg West Virginia. So that means he gaves his self up to the enemy and didnt fight as a southerner solider anymore, he faught as a northner. -
Oath Allegiance
Henry H Dedrick was sent north, in Clarksburg West Virginia -
Battle
Battle of ChancellorvilleThe Battle of Chancellorsville and he has a toothache. Here is a statment from one of his letters to his wife durning the Chancellorsville battle,"You said that you heard General Jackson had a fight. It was not only him it was all of the troop. We had one of the hardest fights that we ever had since the war began. -
Died
He came back from war and was a famer until he died in Sherando Augusta County Virginia.
