brevets, first to colonel then to brigadier general. President Andrew Johnson nominated Harnden for brevet to brigadier general on January 13, 1866, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866. Postbellum years After the war, Harnden returned to Wisconsin, settling in Madison. He served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1866), as well as U.S. Assesor (1867–1873), and U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue (1873–1883). In 1899, Harnden was Commander of the Wisconsin Department of the Grand Army of the Republic, serving in that role until his death. Harnden died of pneumonia at his home in Madison, Wisconsin, and was buried there in the historic Forest Hill Cemetery. Due to the controversies surrounding the capture of Jefferson Davis, Harnden authored a short book, The Capture of Jefferson Davis, published in 1898. Personal life and family Henry Harnden was the son of Jonathan and Rhoda Harnden, and was a descendant of Puritan settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. His earliest American ancestors settled at Andover, Massachusetts, in 1640. His grandfather was a lieutenant and his grandfather's brother was a captain in the continental army during the American Revolutionary War. One of his maternal uncles served aboard the USS Hornet and was wounded when it famously captured and sunk the British ship HMS Peacock in the War of 1812. Two of his brothers and thirteen of his nephews served in the Union Army or Union Navy during the Civil War. He married Mary A. Lightner in December 1848. His wife was a daughter of a Boston attorney. They had four daughters together. His wife and all four daughters survived him. Published Works Further reading See also List of American Civil War brevet generals (Union) References External links |- 1823 births 1900 deaths People from Wilmington, Massachusetts Politicians from Madison, Wisconsin Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Union Army generals American military personnel of the Mexican–American War People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War Deaths from pneumonia in Wisconsin Writers from Massachusetts Writers from Madison, Wisconsin 19th-century American politicians Military personnel from Madison, Wisconsin People from Sullivan, Wisconsin People from Ripon, Wisconsin Grand Army of the Republic officials Military personnel from Massachusetts