From the 40th Annual reunion of the Graduates of the United States Military Academy, June 10, 1909.
Henry Brown Osgood was the great-great grandson of American Revolution's Bunker Hill hero Israel Putnam. At the age of 18, enlisted in the 27th Maine on September 30, 1862 and was commissioned second lieutenant and promoted to first lieutenant on December 15.
Their 9-month term of service was up during Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania and 312 officers and men, including Lt. Osgood, volunteered to remain in service and were given Medals of Honor for it.
He was appointed to the USMA September 1, 1863 and graduated June 17, 1867 and became a career Army officer. During the Spanish-American War, he was sent to Cuba, but saw no action.
His son, Winchester Dana Osgood had been killed in Cuba before the U.S. got involved while leading Cuban insurgent field artillery against the Spanish at Guaiimara.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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