Henry Harnden was an officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War. He led the Wisconsin troops who assisted a Michigan military company in the capture of Jefferson Davis.
Harnden was born in Wilmington, Massachusetts. He ventured to sea early in his life, and moved to Wisconsin in 1852, taking up residence in the town of Sullivan, in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. He later moved to Ripon, Wisconsin. He also spent many years in California. He fought in the MexicanAmerican War and was wounded on several occasions during the American Civil War.
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