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Class of 1867

Vol. III
p98 2199

(Born N. Y.)

Henry C. Danes

(Ap'd N. Y.)

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 –––––.

Vol. IV
p173 [Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900]

Military History. — Served: At Fort Monroe, Va., to July, 1893 (graduate of the Artillery School, 1890). — McPherson Barracks, Ga., July, 1893 to Feb., 1894. — Key West Barracks, Fla., Feb., 1894 to Oct., 1896.

(Captain of Artillery, 3d Artillery, Feb. 12, 1895)

— Angel Island, Cal., Oct., 1896, to April, 1898. — Presidio of San Francisco, Cal., April, 1898 to –––––; Mustering Officer for State of California, Sept. 3, 1898 to –––––

Vol. V
p142 [Supplement, Vol. V: 1900‑1910]

Military History. — Served: Mustering Officer for State of California, Sept. 3, 1898 to Dec., 1898. — Commanding battery at Presidio of San Francisco, Cal., to June, 1900; Alcatraz Island, Cal., to July, 1900. — En route to China and in China relief expedition at Tien Tsin, China, to Nov., 1900; Las Banas, P. I., to Jan., 1901; Binan, P. I., to Feb., 1901;

(Major, Artillery Corps, May 8, 1901)

Muntinlupa, P. I., to Sept., 1901 en route to‑day to Oct., 1901; at San Francisco, Cal., awaiting assignment to March 4, 1901.

p143 Died Nov. 4, 1901, at San Francisco, Cal.: Aged 56.

See Annual Association of Graduates, U. S. M. A., 1902, for an obituary notice, with a portrait.

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

Thayer's Note:

a Maj. Danes' full name and birth data are from his AOG obituary.

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