HENRY LEVINGSTONE NICHOLSON22nd and 118th INFANTRY and 2NDVETERAN CAVALRYIN THREE START-UP REGIMENTS - In May 1861, Henry Levingstone Nicholson,the son of John and Mary Ann Nicholson, travelled from his hometown ofFort Ann, NY, about fifteen miles south to Fort Edward and enlisted inthe 22nd Infantry. At eighteen years old, he was mustered into CompanyB on June 6th, and the regiment left for Washington on June 28th.About two weeks later, while the 22nd was encamped at Meridian HillPark about a mile north of the capitol, Henry was discharged fordisability.He next enlisted in the 118th Infantry in Plattsburgh on August 10,1862 while they were forming at the barracks. By the end of the month,he was promoted to principal musician to take the place of a man who hadbeen returned to the ranks. After that, no more is heard of Henry in the118th, as two Muster Roll Abstracts show. Did he get to Washington?Next, Henry enlisted in the 2nd Veteran Cavalry in October 1863, whilethe regiment was organizing at Saratoga Springs. He was in Company Kwhich left for Washington in November. They patrolled the capital untilearly 1864 and left to join the Red River Campaign in Louisiana. Afterthe campaign, the regiment remained in Louisiana, and five months later,Henry was discharged for disability and sent home.After the war, he went to Missouri to farm. He married Quintina Miller,known as Queen, who was from Tennessee. Henry died in January 1918 andQueen applied for a Widow's Pension in March. She received the pensionuntil she died in August, eight months after her husband. Both areburied in the Pitt Chapel Cemetery in Harrisonville, MO, about 40 milessouth of Kansas City.
