John Downes Had Another Son Who Died in the Civil War

Last month, I wrote a lot about War of 1812 naval officer John Downes.  He had two sons who were in the Civil War.  One was a naval officer, John A. Downes and the other was in the Union Army.

Henry Hill Downes was a private who enlisted on  August 11, 1862, in the 124th Illinois Infaqntry Regiment.

He died in Vicksburg, Mississippi,  26 September 1864,  of malaria.

--Brock-Perry