Class of 1867

Henry Clay Danes: Born Mar. 24, 1845, Penn Yan, NY.​a

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1862, to June 17, 1867, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, June 17, 1867.

Served: in garrison at Hilton Head, S. C., Oct. 2 to Nov. 22, 1867, — Columbia, S. C., Nov. 29, 1867, to Feb., 1868, — Ft. Monroe, Va. (Artillery School for Practice), Feb. 28, 1868, to May, 1869 (sick leave of absence, Sep. 17 to Dec. 22, 1868), — Ft. Jefferson, Fla., May 31, 1869, to Aug., 1872 (leave of absence, Apr. to Sep. 10, 1870), — Ft. Barrancas, Fla., Aug. to Nov., 1872, — and David's Island, N. Y., Dec. 6, 1872, to

(First Lieut., 3d Artillery, Dec. 22, 1872)

Feb. 5, 1873; on leave of absence, to Mar. 6, 1873; in garrison at Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., to Sep. 29, 1873, — Ft. Ontario, N. Y., Oct. 1, 1873, to Oct. 19, 1876, — and Columbia, S. C., Oct. 22, 1876, to Jan. 11, 1877; as Professor of Military Science at Shattuck School, Faribault, Min., Aug. 31, 1877, to Aug., 1880; and in garrison at Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., to Nov. 19, 1881, — Ft. Brooke, Fla., to July 15, 1883 (on leave of absence, to Nov. 26, 1883), — Mt. Vernon Barracks, Ala., to June 5, 1885, — Washington  p99 Barracks, D. C., to Sep. 25, 1885, — San Antonio, Tex., to Sep., 1887, — Washington Barracks, D. C., to Aug. 29, 1888, — Ft. Monroe, Va. (Artillery School for Practice), to –––––.

Buried, San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA.