Name: COTTON, HENRY CARNEY (Henry Cary or Henry Carney; I believe H. C. Cotton and Carney Cotton as listed on the muster roll are the same man)
Rank: Private
Enlisted: 3 March 1862 in Westville, Dale County
Service History:
Date of Birth: abt 1834	Place of Birth: Randolph County, Georgia
Date of Death: 20 May 1862 (of disease)	Place of Death: Stantonsville, Virginia
Buried: Virginia
Father: Seth Joseph Cotton (b 1790 in Chatham County, North Carolina, d in Dale County, Alabama)
Mother: Mary King (b 28 June 1799 in North Carolina, d in Dale County, Alabama), daughter of Drewry King)
Spouse(s): Not married
Children: None
Occupation: Farmer
Residence(s): Dale County, Alabama
Other: Seth Cotton, father, Daleville, Alabama. No des. list. - Verified 1865/01/20. Claim filed 1863/07/09. Brother of John Cotton, Elbert Cotton, and Joseph W. Cotton.  Another brother, Seth Aaron Cotton, served in Co D of the 53rd Alabama Cavalry, Partisan Rangers; lost his right arm in 1864; buried at Providence Baptist Church in Dale County. The William G. Cotton who enlisted on 8 March 1862 in Daleville in Co G of the 33rd Alabama Infantry, age 39, is probably another brother, William George Cotton.
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Submitter: Georgia V. Fleming	E-mail: hyacinth@ala.net