Life span: 10/18/1824 to 02/18/1895Dickinson Connection: Commander of Landis' Battery, defending Carlisle, July 1, 1863TabsLife SummaryFull name: Henry D LandisPlace of Birth: Lancaster, PABurial Place: Lancaster, PABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 2No. of Children: 5Family: Henry Gardner Landis (father), Clarissa H. Harlan Landis (mother), Catherine A.C. Pierce (first wife - one child), Catharine Ferree Le Fevre Reynolds (second wife - four children)Occupation: MilitaryBusinessmanRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderMilitary: Union Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 06/30/1863 06/30/1863 The final action in the defense of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania takes place at Sporting Hill 07/01/1863 07/01/1863 Major General W.F. Smith's Union troops arrive in Carlisle, Pennsylvania to an enthusiastic welcome 07/01/1863 07/01/1863 Shells from General J.E.B. Stuart's horse artillery rain down on Carlisle in an evening bombardment 07/01/1863 07/01/1863 Volunteer Philadelphia Artillery battery, full of distinguished Philadelphians, goes into action at Carlisle Major TopicsGettysburg Campaign Documents Subject Docs Date Title 07/01/1863 Recollection by C. Stuart Patterson of the Union defense of Carlisle, July 1, 1863 07/01/1863 to 07/04/1863 Recollection in 1864 of the Shelling of Carlisle, July 1, 1863 by George Wood Wingate Images Captain Henry D. Landis and Lieutenant Samuel C. Perkins, First Philadelphia Artillery, "Landis' Battery" Henry D. Landis, detail Bibliography
Captain Henry D. Landis and Lieutenant Samuel C. Perkins, First Philadelphia Artillery, "Landis' Battery"