Lucas County IA Archives Biographies.....Glenn, Henry Shannon 1839 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 November 29, 2011, 8:10 pm Source: See below Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1896) HENRY SHANNON GLENN, of Chariton, is one of the honored veterans of the Civil war who, when the South attempted to overthrow the Union, donned the blue and went to the defense of his country, valiantly defending the old flag until it was victoriously planted in the capital of the Southern Confederacy. When peace was restored he returned to his home, the same loyal citizen, a valued resident of the community with which he is connected and one well worthy of representation in the history of his adopted State. He was born in Trumbull county, Ohio, October 13, 1839, and is a son of William and Margaret (Hollinbaugh) Glenn, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania, the father born near Philadelphia, of Scotch-Irish ancestry, the mother in Armstrong county, same State, of German descent. They had three sons and five daughters, viz.: James, who enlisted in 1863 in the One Hundredth Pennsylvania Regiment and served until the close of the war; John, who is now engaged in mercantile pursuits in Youngstown, Ohio; the three living sisters are: Mrs. Lucy Harrison, who is living near Nashville, Tennessee; Mrs. Susannah Pierson, who resides in O'Brien county, Iowa; and Mrs. Tillie Fair, of Mercer county, Pennsylvania. Under the parental roof Henry S. Glenn spent the days of his boyhood and youth, receiving such educational privileges as the common schools afforded, and when his school days were over learning and following the blacksmith's trade. He was thus engaged at the time of the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion. He had watched with interest the progress of events in the South and resolved that if secession was attempted he would strike a blow in defense of the Union. Accordingly when Fort Sumter was fired upon he was not long in offering his services to the Government, and in September, 1861, he became a private of Company B, Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania Infantry. The regiment was drilled near Camp Curtin, near Harrisburg, and then went to Hilton Head, South Carolina, where it was armed and equipped ready for active service. Their uniforms were of the Zouave style, with keystone trimmings, and when new the regiment made a very pretty and striking appearance. The first real service of this command was at Fort Pulaski, April 10, 1862, and there they lost but one of their number. A cannon ball struck the muzzle of one of their cannons and dismounted it, and in falling it killed one of the gunners. Later on the regiment participated in the engagement at James Island, South Carolina, June 16, 1862, then returned to Hilton Head, and in October went on an expedition to Pocotaligo, South Carolina, participating in that battle, with a loss of several men. During, that service Mr. Glenn incurred a serious disability, which led to his discharge in the following December. Returning to his Pennsylvania home, he joined the State militia at the time when the movements of the army which culminated in the battle of Gettysburg were being pushed forward. He spent sixty days in that campaign service, and when Morgan's men were driven from the State he again went to his home; but he could not remain contentedly there, his spirit of patriotism was too strong, and on the 31st of August, 1864, he re-enlisted, as a member of Company M, Sixth Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, which was the two hundred and twelfth regiment that had gone to the front from the Keystone State. Mr. Glenn was made Sergeant and the drill master of his company, and did service along the chain of forts around Washington from the Chain Bridge to Alexandria. When the news came of Lee's surrender he was at Fort Ward, near Fairfax Seminary, and in June, 1865, having witnessed the Grand Review in Washington, he was discharged at Fort Ethan Allen. Through the long and trying years of the war he had always been found at his post of duty, and his meritorious and valiant service well merits the thanks of a grateful people. When the country no longer needed his services Mr. Glenn hastened to his home and resumed his old work of blacksmithing in Mercer county, Pennsylvania. On the 22d of February, 1866, he was united in marriage in Greenville, Pennsylvania, with Miss Maria Cook, a native of New York, who came of one of the early and respected families of the Knickerbocker State. An oil painting of her paternal grandfather and grandmother, painted upon boards in 1823, adorns the wall of his office and is in a remarkable state of preservation. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn became the parents of four children, but only the youngest, May, is now living. Emma and Friend both died when about two years of age, of scarlet fever, three years elapsing between their deaths. Lucius was accidentally poisoned when a child a year old. In May, 1869, Mr. Glenn brought his family to Chariton, where he has since made his home and established his present business, that of wagon-making. He was passing through this place at the time on his way to Ringgold, Iowa, and while the train stopped for breakfast he resolved to utilize the twenty minutes by looking for work. He soon found that there was a demand for the services of a good blacksmith, and in consequence did not return to the train, but the same afternoon began business in the ^hop which he now owns. After about eighteen months he bought out his employers and from a small beginning has developed an extensive business which is likewise very profitable. He makes a specialty of the manufacture of the "Glenn wagon," which is sold all over Iowa and in other States. He also deals in carriages and farm implements and has a very large trade. The business interests of Chariton find in him a worthy representative, and he has found in his adopted city a good patronage, which has made him one of the substantial residents of the community. Mr. Glenn has been a life-long Republican, unwavering in his support of the principles of the party of his choice. He has been twice elected a member of the city council, an