Hardy, Henry Clay Senior^[1]

1842 -

• Name	Hardy, Henry Clay
  Suffix	Senior
  Born	May 1842	Dry Fork, Pittsylvania, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Military Servic	Wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg   [2]
  	Company E, 57th Virginia Infantry, CSA
  Person ID	I850	Taylor
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2005

  
  

  Father	Hardy, Bannister,   b. 1785, , Pittsylvania, Virginia ,   d. Jan 1865, , Pittsylvania, Virginia  (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	Sealing
  Mother	Pigg, Evey,   b. 1820, , Pittsylvania, Virginia ,   d. 1888, , Pittsylvania, Virginia  (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	Sealing
  Married	20 Jan 1834	Pittsylvania, Virginia
  Family ID	F435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Haynes, Mary A.,   b. 1838, , Pittsylvania, Virginia ,   d. Bef 1902  (Age 63 years)
  Married	17 Jul 1867	Pittsylvania, Virginia
  Children	1. Hardy, Joshua B.,   b. Dec 1866, , Pittsylvania, Virginia  [Birth] + 2. Hardy, Richard Kelly,   b. 1870, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia  [Birth] + 3. Hardy, William W.,   b. 1872, Pittsylvania, Virginia  [Birth] + 4. Hardy, Nannie,   b. 1873, Pittsylvania, Virginia  [Birth] + 5. Hardy, Henry Clay Junior,   b. 1875, Pittsylvania, Virginia  [Birth] + 6. Hardy, Evaline,   b. 1877, , Pittsylvania, Virginia  [Birth]
  Family ID	F537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  !Marriage Register 1880, 1900 Census Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY VA PENSION APPLICATION: H. C. HARDY Copyright (c) 2003 by Janet Putt Neville. [jandneville@yahoo.com] NAME::H. C. Hardy, age 58 as of 1902, wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg by a minie into the stomach and back. PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VA --Elba MEMBER OF: Information not provided. Series: T623 Roll: 1722 Page: 317 Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year HARDY HENRY C 54 M W VA VA PITTSYLVANIA CHATHAM DIST 1900

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] 1880 United States Census, 124B. Birth Year <1842> Birthplace VA Age 38 Occupation Farmer Marital Status M Race W Head of Household Henry HARDY Relation Self Father's Birthplace VA Mother's Birthplace VA Source Information: Census Place Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Family History Library Film 1255384 NA Film Number T9-1384 Page Number 124B Henry HARDY Self M Male W 38 VA Farmer VA VA Mary A. HARDY Wife M Female W 42 VA Keeping House VA VA Joshua HARDY Son S Male W 13 VA Works At Home VA VA Richard HARDY Son S Male W 10 VA At Home VA VA William HARDY Son S Male W 8 VA VA VA Nannie HARDY Dau S Female W 7 VA VA VA Henry C. HARDY Son S Male W 5 VA VA VA Eveline HARDY Dau S Female W 3 VA VA VA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Census Place Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Family History Library Film 1255384 NA Film Number T9-1384 Page Number 124B [S127] Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (Reliability: 3). CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA TROOPS 57th Regiment, Virginia Infantry 57th Infantry Regiment was organized in September, 1861, by adding five independent companies to the five companies of E.F. Keen's Battalion. Some of the men were from Powhatan, Pittsylvania, and Botetourt counties. The unit was assigned to General Armistead's, Barton's, and Steuart's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It participated in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Gettysburg, served in North Carolina, then saw action at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor. The 57th continued the fight in the Petersburg trenches north of the James River and around Appomattox. It reported 113 casualties at Malvern Hill and lost more than sixty percent of the 476 engaged at Gettysburg. There were 7 killed, 31 wounded, and 3 missing at Drewry's Bluff, and many were disabled at Sayler's Creek. On April 9, 1865, the unit surrendered 7 officers and 74 men. Its commanders were Colonels Lewis A. Armistead, George W. Carr, David Dyer, Clement R. Fontaine, Elisha F. Keen, and John B. Magruder; Lieutenant Colonels Waddy T. James, William H. Ramsey, and Benjamin H. Wade; and Majors Garland B. Hanes, David P. Heckman, and Andrew J. Smith. Henry C. Hardy (First_Last) Regiment Name 57 Virginia Infantry Side Confederate Company E Soldier's Rank_In Private Soldier's Rank_Out Private Alternate Name Notes Film Number M382 roll 24