Henry Newton Comey (1840-1932), the son of Elbridge Gerry and Abigail Pierce Comey, was born at Woodville, Mass., in the town of Hopkinton. He received his early education at the public schools in Holliston, Mass., and later studied at Phillips Exeter Academy in Andover. In 1861 he enlisted in the Second Massachusetts Infantry. Although wounded in the battle of Gettysburg, Comey served for the duration of the war, rising to the rank of captain. After the war, Comey married Augusta Wood ( - ) of Woodville, Mass., attended and graduated from Eastman College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and settled into an active business career in the Boston area. He retired from business shortly after the first World War. Comey devoted his later years to activities associated with such organizations as the Massachusetts Department of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Massachusetts Commandery of the Loyal Legion, and the Petersburg National Military Park Commission. He died at Lexington, Mass., on April 14, 1932.
Manlius Comey (1843-1864), younger brother of Henry Newton, served in the Civil War with the First Regiment of Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Petersburg, and died of illness and starvation on board the steamer New York en route north, an exchanged prisoner of war, on December 3, 1864.
From the description of Civil War papers, 1859; 1861-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207125934
