Henry D. Monier,  Assumption Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller



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Colonel Henry D. Monier, Assumption Parish, Louisiana
    Col. Henry D. Monier, deputy tax collector of Third and Fifth
districts of New Orleans, La., was born in Assumption parish, La.,
October 23, 1836, and is the son of J. B. Monier, a school teacher of
that parish.  Later the father moved to New Orleans and resided here
until the breaking out of the war, when he took his family to Mexico and
died there.  He was a native of Beaucaire, France, and came to the
United States about 1822 or 1823.  His son, Henry D. Monier, received
his education in the city schools and when yet a young boy opened up a
notion and variety store in New Orleans, later entered the levee or
sugar gauger business in which he remained until 1859.  That year he
entered the sheriff's office under Thomas Parker, and remained there
until the breaking out of the war.  He then enlisted in the Tenth
Louisiana infantry, Company I, as second lieutenant and after the second
battle of Manassas, became lieutenant-colonel of the regiment  He
surrendered at Appomattox with General Lee.  This was the Army of
Northern Virginia.  He took part in the battle of Chancellorsville,
where he was wounded, seven days' fight around Richmond, second battle
of Bull Run, Sharpsburg, Harper's Ferry, Petersburg and many others.  He
was never taken prisoner.  After the close of the war Colonel Monier
returned to New Orleans and once more entered the sheriff's office.
Later he was in the tax collector's office as clerk and deputy until the
present time, performing his duties with much credit to himself and
perfect satisfaction to all.  Miss Le Bon, of New Orleans, became his
wife in 1868, and this union was blessed by six children--four daughters
living and a son, Patrick Henry, who died in infancy in 1878, and a
daughter ------, who died in 1873.

From Biographical and Historical Memoires of Louisiana, volume 2, pp.
261-262.
Submitted by Mike Miller