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There is no biography of
Henry F. Hoyt in the National Archives.
Below is my biography of the man.
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Henry Francis Hoyt was born in
Athens, Georgia in October, 1833. He was not married in the 1860
Census, when he was in Albany, listed as a Presbyterian Clergyman.
He married Emilline Fannie Hines in October 1865 and they had one daughter,
born in 1870. He died in Jackson, Georgia in
1912 and was addressed as "Dr." (probably of Divinity). |
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Henry appears to have been the
Chaplain of the 10th Georgia Infantry Regiment early in the war, but
had resigned by December, 1861. |
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In 1863, he was paid for the
month of March as Chaplain of the 2nd Regiment Georgia Cavalry, but
does not show up on their rolls. |
| February 29, 1864 |
Paid in Albany as Forage Master for one month
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| December 19, 1864 |
Appointment as Transportation Agent requested
and recommended
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| January 13, 1865 |
Albany Post QM request additional officers be
assigned to assist him with the greatly increased work load
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| January 30, 1865 |
Appointed a Bonded Agent in the Quartermaster
Department and ordered to report to Albany, Ga. by A&IGO Special
Order |
| March 1, 1865 |
Commenced business as Transportation Agent at
Albany, Georgia (on the South Western RR)
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