Henry Riley Dry was born on 5 Oct 1828, a son of Solomon Dry and Esther Melchor. He was the fourth child of nine born to Solomon and Esther. He had 4 brother and 4 sisters.
Henry Riley is enumerated with his dad in 1850 and listed as a farmer and in 1860 his occupation is that of a day laborer.
On 6 January 1852, Henry Riley married Leah Hurlocker, born abt 1829, daughter of David B. Hurlocker and Catharine Mayer.
When the Civil War broke out Henry waited a while before finally enlisting on 6 July 1862 with Company ‘H’, 57th Regiment North Carolina Infantry led by Capt. Wm. H. Howerton. He became sick and was admitted to the Hospital at Richmond on October 11, 1862. His military records shows that he died from Vesicular Bronchitis* on 16 October 1862.
When writing about a NC Civil War veteran I always check North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865: A Roster is see what it has to say about the soldier. Here is the Henry Riley Dry Entry from Volume 14, page 184.
DRY, HENRY R. Private
Resided in Cabarrus County and was by occupation a day laborer prior to enlisting in Cabarrus County at age 31, July 6, 1862, for the war. Hospitalized at Richmond, Virginia, October 8, 1862. Died in hospital at Richmond on October 16, 1862, of “vesicular bronchitis.”
No document has been found that shows where Private Henry Dry was buried but in most cases, soldiers who died in hospitals in Richmond were buried in the Confederate portion of Hollywood Cemetery.
It is not known what happened to Henry’s wife Leah and his children. I looked but was unable to find them in the following census. I suspect she remarried to have someone to help her care for the children. If you know what happen to Leah Hurlocker Dry after the Civil War please contact me or leave a comment here on this blog post.
Henry Riley Dry is my 2nd Cousin 4 times removed.
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*Vesicular Bronchitis – is basically a term used to define the extent of inflammation of Bronchitis or pneumonia.
[1] https://www.fold3.com/image/20/54689973
[2] 1850 U. S. Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, population schedule, Cabarrus, North Carolina, Page: 483B(stamped); Line 1, Dwelling 1247, Family 1247, Household of Solomon DRY; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 6 May 2016); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 622.
[3] 1860 U. S. Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, population schedule, Subdivision East of NC RR, Cabarrus, North Carolina, Page: 87(stamped); Line 7, Dwelling 179, family 879, Household of Henry R. DRY; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 16 July 2016); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 890.
[4] Matthew Brown Editor, BOOK: NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS:1861-1865: A Roster (Raleigh, NC 27699-4622: Historical Publications Section, 1997), Henry Riley DRY, Volumn 14, page 184.
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