Henry Myers who is buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery served in the 12th Regiment of Mississippi Infantry, in Captain Horace H. Miller's Company known as the Vicksburg Sharpshooters. This company was also designated as (old) Company G and (new) Company E. Henry Myers served as 1st Lieutenant of this company until Captain Horace H. Miller resigned and then Henry Myers became Captain. The birthplace of Henry Myers is listed as Pennsylvania on his military service record.

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Captain Henry Myers is also listed in the Mississippi Confederate Grave Registry at the following link. Scroll down until you find the name Henry Myers.

http://mscgr.homestead.com/MSCGRMu.html

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Census records for Captain Henry Myers:

Name: Henry Myers
Age in 1860: 36
Birth Year: abt 1824
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1860: Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi
Post Office: Vicksburg

Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Myers 36
Catherine Myers 26
Henry Myers 5
Mary Myers 2
Jacob Fowinkle 19
Valentine Fowinkle 16
Frank Fisk 40
Jas Floyd 26
Thos Sloan 30
John Hall 50
Thos Southwell 25
Jacob Stiner 23
Mary Stiner 18

Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi; Roll: M653_592; Page: 949; Image: 509; Family History Library Film: 803592.
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Name: H Meyers
Age in 1870: 52
Birth Year: abt 1818
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1870: Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi
Post Office: Vicksburg

Household Members:
Name Age
H Meyers 52
C Meyers 37
M Meyers 12
H Meyers 9
S Meyers 8
Ed Meyers 4
G A Meyers 2
C Besselman 11

Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi; Roll: M593_751; Page: 318A; Image: 639; Family History Library Film: 552250.
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