Henry L. Chipman was the son of a Michigan Territorial Supreme Court
Justice. He was born in Vermont in 1823 and moved to Detroit with
his family in 1824.
Chipman was Captain of the Detroit Light Guard Reserve in 1861.
He entered service in the Civil War as Captain in the 11th U. S.
Infantry on May 14, 1861. He was transferred to the 2nd Michigan
Infantry on May 25, 1861 with the rank of Lt. Colonel. Chipman saw
battle at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. He was made Colonel of
the 102nd Colored Infantry on April 15, 1864. He was brevetted Brigadier
General on March 13, 1865. Chipman was mustered out of volunteer
service on September 30, 1865. Following the war, he was made Major
of the 3rd U. S. Infantry on May 19, 1881. He retired from military
service on February 1, 1887.
Born: February 1, 1823
Died: October 27, 1910
Buried: Section A, Lot 166
