German-born Henry Rose, a resident of Fort Madison, Iowa, enlisted in Company D, 1st Iowa Infantry on April 23, 1861, and was mustered into service on May 14, 1861. Wounded in the head at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek on August 10, 1861, he was mustered out of the regiment on August 21, 1861.

Rose enlisted in Company F, 43rd Illinois Infantry as a second lieutenant on September 2, 1861, and was mustered into service on December 16, 1861. He resigned in April 1862, following the regiment’s participation in the Battle of Shiloh.

Rose was mustered into Company H, 33rd Missouri Infantry on September 5, 1862, as a second lieutenant. He was promoted to first lieutenant on December 23, 1862, and to captain on May 4, 1863.

Rose was court martialed on September 18, 1863, in Helena, Arkansas, for conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline and drunkenness; he was found guilty of the first charge but acquitted on the second. He received a reprimand in general orders and was returned to his company.

Rose mustered out of service with his regiment on August 10, 1865, at Benton Barracks, St. Louis. The 33rd Missouri participated in the Battle of Helena, the Red River campaign, and the battles of Tupelo, Nashville, and Fort Blakely.

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Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 11676