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| Born | (1839-08-23)August 23, 1839 Belfast, Maine |
| Died | July 14, 1919(1919-07-14) (aged 79) Berkely, California |
| Place of burial | San Francisco National Cemetery |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Service | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1901 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General (USA)Colonel (USA) |
| Commands | 2nd Cavalry Regiment |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War
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Henry Erastus Noyes (August 23, 1839 – July 14, 1919) was a United States Army officer who served during the American Civil War, American Indian Wars and Spanish American War.
Biography
Noyes was born in Belfast, Maine. He was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, and was a cadet there from July 1, 1857 to June 24, 1861, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Bvt. Second Lieutenant, 2nd Dragoons, June 24, 1861. The regiment was redesignated the 2nd Cavalry on Aug. 3, 1861. Noyes served in the American Civil War: in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., June 27 to July 16, 1861; in the Manassas Campaign of July, 1861, being engaged in the Action at Blackburn's Ford, July 18, 1861, — and Battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861; in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., July to Sep., 1861; in the Port Royal Expedition, Oct.‑Nov., 1861; in the Florida Expedition which captured Fernandina, Jacksonville, and St. Augustine, Feb. to June, 1862. Promoted to First Lieut., 2nd Cavalry, Feb. 15, 1862 and was in the Attack on Secessionville, James Island, S. C., June 16, 1862, and at Hilton Head, S. C., June 18 to Aug. 27, 1862; in the Maryland Campaign, at the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, Sep. to Nov., p830 1862, being present at the Battle of South Mountain, Sep. 14, 1862, — Battle of Antietam, Sep. 17, 1862, — and on the March to Falmouth, Va., Oct.‑Nov., 1862; in the Rappahannock Campaign (Army of the Potomac), Dec., 1862, to June, 1863, being engaged on "Indicates a West Point graduate and gives his Class.Stoneman's Raid" toward Richmond, Apr. 13 to May 9, 1863, — and Combat at Beverly Ford, June 9, 1863; on sick leave of absence, June 13 to July, 1863, in the Pennsylvania Campaign (Army of the Potomac), July, 1863, being engaged in Skirmishes near Boonsborough, Hagerstown, and Williamsport; sick in hospital at Frederick, Md., July, 1863; on the Rappahannock. Promoted to Bvt. Captain, Aug. 1, 1863, for Gallant and Meritorious Services at the Battle of Brandy Station, Va. Served in the Army of the Potomac, Aug., 1863, being engaged in several Skirmishes; at Camp Buford, Washington, D. C., remounting and equipping Company, Aug. to Oct., 1863; on sick leave of absence, Oct. 13 to Dec. 27, 1863; on Mustering and Disbursing duty for Draft Rendezvous, Riker and Hart Islands, N. Y., Dec. 7, 1863, to July 15, 1864; and as Aide-de‑Camp to Brig.‑General Indicates a West Point graduate and gives his Class.J. H. Wilson, July 20 to October 5, 1864; in Operations before Petersburg, July 20 to Aug. 5, 1864; in the Shenandoah Campaign, Aug. 17 to Oct. 5, 1864, being engaged in the Skirmish of Summit Point, Aug. 21, 1864, — Skirmish at Kearnysville, Aug. 25, 1864, — Battle of Opequan, Sep. 19, 1864, — and Skirmishes at Front Royal, Sep. 21, Milford, Sep. 22, and Waynesborough, Sep. 29, 1864; on leave of absence, Oct. 5‑26, 1864; as Acting Asst. Inspector-General of the Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi, Oct. 26, 1864, to Oct., 1865, being engaged in the Battle of Nashville, Dec. 15‑16, 1864, — Promoted to Captain, 2nd Cavalry, Jan. 25, 1865 and Pursuit of the enemy, skirmishing with the Rebel rear guard, Dec., 1864, — and in General Wilson's Expedition into Alabama and Georgia, Mar.‑Apr., 1865, participating in the Assault and Capture of Selma, Apr. 2, 1865. Bvt. Major, Apr. 2, 1865, for Gallant and Meritorious Services at the Capture of Selma, Ala.
Noyes served on frontier duty at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., Nov., 1865, to June, 1866, — Ft. Riley, Kan., June, 1866, to Mar. 13, 1867, — Ft. Laramie, Dak., May 1 to Nov., 1867, — Ft. D. A. Russell, Wy., Nov. 17, 1867, to June, 1868 (leave of absence, Dec. 15, 1867, to Mar. 28, 1868), — Ft. McPherson, Neb., July, 1868, to May, 1869, — in the field to Nov., 1869, — Omaha Barracks, Neb., to Apr., 1870, — Medicine Bow, Neb., to Nov., 1870, — Ft. Sanders, Wy., to Mar., 1874 (escorting engineers making reconnoissance of Northwestern Wyoming, June 4 to Sep. 27, 1873), — Ft. Laramie, Wy., Mar. to Oct., 1874, — and Ft. Sanders, Wy., to May 3, 1875; on leave of absence, May 3 to July 23, 1875; as witness before Civil Court to Sep. 2, 1875; on frontier duty at Ft. Laramie, Wy., Oct., 1875, to May 13, 1876, — on Big Horn Expedition, May 23 to Oct. 28, 1876, being engaged in the Battle of Powder River on March 17, 1876, for which he was court-martialed, and Battle of Rosebud, June 17, 1876, — Ft. D. A. Russell, Wy., Nov. 8, 1876, to Jan. 13, 1877, — Ft. Fred Steele, Wy., Jan. 14 to Sep. 23, 1877, — and Ft. Keogh, Mon., Oct. 24, 1877, to Aug. 15, 1878 (leave of absence, Mar. 14 to Apr. 25, 1878); on Mounted Recruiting Service, Oct., 1878, to Sep. 30, 1879. Major, 4th Cavalry, June 14, 1879. In command of Battalion at Ft. Garland, Cal., Dec. 1, 1879, to Mar. 12, 1880 — of Ft. Hays, Kan., to May 30, 1880, — of Battalion in the Field, New Mexico, to Nov. 6, 1880, — Ft. Hays, Kan., to July 20, 1881, — Ft. Elliott, Tex., to Nov., 1881, — Ft. Craig, N. M., to Mar. 27, 1883, — of Battalion in the Field, to Apr. 8, 1883; on frontier duty at Ft. Craig, N. M., to June 28, 1883, — Ft. p831 Wingate, N. M., to June 13, 1884, — Ft. McDowell, Ara. (in command), to June, 1886, — Tucson, Ara., to Oct., 1886, — Ft. Lowell, Ara. (in command), to Nov. 30, 1888, — and Ft. Bowie, A. T. Served: At Fort Bowie, A. T., Major 4th Cavalry, until July, 1890. — Fort Walla Walla, Wash., until Aug., 1890. — Boisé Barracks, Ida., July 1, 1891. Lieut.‑Colonel of Cavalry, 5th Cavalry, July 1, 1891. Fort Supply, I. T., from Nov., 1891 to Aug., 1892. Transferred to 2d Cavalry, Aug. 12, 1892. Fort Huachuca, Ariz., until Aug., 1893. — Fort Wingate, N. M., until Sept., 1894. Fort Logan, Colo., until Nov., 1895. — Fort Wingate, N. M., until April 17, 1898. — Camp Thomas, until April 22, 1898. Colonel of Cavalry, 2d Cavalry, May 31, 1898.
— Commanding regiment, Mobile, Ala., to June 3, 1898. — Commanding Cavalry Brigade, Tampa, Fla., June 6 until Aug., 1898. — Commanding Cavalry Brigade, Camp Wikoff, L. I., until Sept. 22, 1898. — Commanding Cavalry Brigade, Camp Forse, Ala., Dec. 25, 1898 until Feb. 13, 1899. — In camp at Cienfuegos, Cuba, from Feb. 22, 1899 to May, 1899; Santa Clara, Cuba, to July 1899; Matanzas, Cuba, to Nov., 1901. Colonel, U. S. A., Retired Nov. 16, 1901, being over 62 Years of Age. Brigadier-General on Retired List, April 23, 1904. He died in Berkeley, California on July 14, 1919.
References
- "Cullum's Register". Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "Cullum's Register". Retrieved 18 January 2019.
Further reading
- The Reynolds Campaign on Powder River, by J. W. Vaughn