Memorial Day is set aside to honor those who have died while serving our country. While we have many in our family who have served in the military*, I've been able to determine just one who died in service.
Henry S. Floyd, from Eddington, Maine, was wounded and missed from his regiment June 25, 1864. His body was never found. This is according to his military pension records.
"The History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861-1865" states Henry was "Killed in action at Roanoke bridge, June 25, 1864."
"The History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861-1865" states Henry was "Killed in action at Roanoke bridge, June 25, 1864."
Click here for an account of what is probably the battle in which Henry died - Staunton River Bridge near Roanoke Station, Virginia.
Henry's mother, widow Louisa Rowe Floyd**, eventually received a pension based on her 22 year old son's service and presumed death. This memorial stone is in the Floyd family plot in the Jonathan Eddy Cemetery, Eddington Cemetery, Eddington, Maine.
**John and Louisa Floyd are the parents of Edmond Floyd, Harry Edmond Floyd's father. Harry is my mother's father.
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