Charles Herbert Himes 1844-1893 Private, Co. C 11th Vermont Infantry Severely wounded, Winchester, Va. Sept. 19, '64 Mustered out June 24, '65
Muster role info: Enlisted on 1 SEP 1862 at Brattleboro, VT at age 18 for a period of 3 years. For SEP/OCT 1863…states that 4 dollars went to the F. Evans Sutler for a canteen. For JAN/FEB 1864…states that 8 dollars went to F. Evans Sutler to replace lost cannon and numerals For JAN/FEB 1865…states that he had not been paid in 1864 except for NOV & DEC of 1864. For JAN/FEB 1865…..states that MAJ Lawyer(Lawger) had paid him for the missed pay dates. For MAR/APR 1865…states soldier still had not been paid for missing months Muster out roll – 24 JUN 1865…..soldier paid for missing months MAR/APR/MAY/JUN/JUL/AUG/SEP/OCT 1864. Owed money to government: $12.62 for musket and $6 for equipment lost after being wounded.
In 1880, Charles and his family were living in Rutland, Vermont. He was a miller by trade. By 1885, Charles and his family had moved to Iowa, and were sharing a house with his half-brother Edward H. Himes, and at least one other family. Edward had served in Co. F, 1st U.S. Sharpshooters, from September 1861 to June, 1862, when he was discharged for a wound he received near Gaines' Mills, Virginia. Charles was engaged as a supervisor in milling company in nearby Sibley, Iowa, which is where he died. From an undate Sibley, Iowa, newspaper: It is with sadness that we this week record the death of C. H. Himes, whom we referred to last week as suffering greatly from Bright's disease. The deceased has been subject to spells of illness for a year or more and was often confined to his bed for a short time. His last sickness came upon him two or threee weeks ago, but last Saturday he was considered much better. Sunday, however, brought more unfavorable symptons and the patient continued quite sick although no thought if immediate serious consequences was entertained unti Tuesday night when he began showing signs of distress and continued struggling for breath until 7 o'clock Wednesday morning, when he died. Mr. Himes was a miller by trade, having superintended the milling department of the Sibley Roller Mills for serveral years, and as all know he was an expert in his profession. He leaves in Sibley a wife and two children, a daughter by a former wife and a brother to mourn his death. Deceased was 49 years old the 14th of February; an ardent Catholic he died firim in that faith and will be sadly missed by the church as well as by all others who knew him. The father of the bereaved wife came up from Sioux City last night and today the remains of the husband and father will be taken to Sioux City on the 3:28 p.m. train for burial.