HENRY SYLVENUS BLOOD -- 118th INFANTRYWORKED AT J. & J. ROGERS FOR 30 YEARS - On August 12, 1862, a35-year-old sawyer, Henry Blood, from Black Brook enlisted in the118th Infantry. He was one of 45 men from the Black Brook area whoenlisted in the newly-formed regiment. Henry was assigned to CaptainJohn Stone's Company K while the regiment was organizing in Plattsburgh.They left for Washington on September 1st.For almost two years, Henry was with the regiment in Washington and onthe battlefields in Virginia. Finally, his luck ran out and he receiveda gunshot wound at Drewry's Bluff in mid-May 1864 and spent the rest ofthe war in the hospital, mainly in Albany. He was dischargedadministratively from the hospital on David's Island in New York Harbor.The Adirondack Record of December 19, 1919, carried his obituary. Thedeath of William Henry Blood, a veteran of the Civil War occurred at thehome of his son, Sherwood, on Monday morning of this week. Mr. Blood wasa lifelong resident of this place, being the son of the later Mr. andMrs. Sylvenus Blood and he lived until February 13, he would havereached his 84th birthday, having been born February 13, 1836. Heserved with the colors for three years having enlisted in 1862, and wasa member of the local G. A. R. He was employed by the J. & J. RogersCompany for a period of over 30 years and acted as the postmaster atBlack Brook for nearly twenty years.His wife, the former Olive Bruce, died in 1889 and was buried in theBlack Brook Cemetery. Two years ago, he came to Au Sable Forks and sincethen has made his home with his son here. The deceased was well-knownand highly respected by everyone in this entire section and leaves alarge circle of friends. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. FredMartin of Gabriels, three sons, Sherwood and Ormand of this place andEdgar of Kansas and one sister, Mrs. Ellsworth Hayes of Lake Placid. Thefuneral was held at the house at one o'clock on Wednesday afternoon ofthis week and was conducted by Rev. A. J. Sunderland. The bearers werehis two sons, Sherwood and Orman, and his grandsons, Clarence and ErnestBlood. The interment was in the Black Brook Cemetery.
