First Sergeant Henry Kipp
6th Pa HA, Battery D

Henry Kipp enrolled at Pittsburgh on August 26, 1864 and mustered into service on September 6, 1864 at Allegheny City, Pa. His rank at time of mustering in was Private. There is nothing in his service records that states when he was promoted to first sergeant. When he enlisted he was 34 years old and his occupation was a laborer. He was 5 feet 11 inches tall, had gray eyes and sandy hair, and was of fair complexion.

The units of the 6th PA Heavy Artillery were spread out through the Northern Virginia country side from mid-September to mid-November 1864. Through the diary of one of the soldiers from Company H it's noted that a number of the men of the unit became ill during this time and First Sergeant Kipp was no different. He was taken ill during the company's movement from Washington to Fairfax Station, Virginia. He became so ill that he was taken to the Fairfax Church Hospital at Fairfax Station, Virginia. He died October 23, 1864 of "Brain Fever". His effects were turned over to Capt. Gravatt at Fort Ethan Allen on December 2, 1864. On his muster-out roll card it states the following list of effects were given to friends.
1 Rosewood Pocket Mirror
1 Canteen
2 Army Knives
1 Pair of Trouser
6 Buff envelopes
1 Small Comb
1 Great Coat
3 Pairs of Cotton Drawers
1 Uniform Coat
2 Flannel Shirts
1 Purple Neck Tie
1 Cotton Undershirt
1 Army Plate
4 Pieces of Navy Tobacco
1 Camp Knife
1 Pair of Socks
1 Army Cup
1 Blanket
1 Haversack
1 Knapsack
1 Pocket Book - $51.90 in U.S. Notes and Currency
5 3-cent postage stamps
1 Receipt & Bill from W.P. Beck & Co. Liberty St., Pittsburgh, Pa $388.45 in the 1st Sgt. favor
2 Tax Receipts - 10 cents each
Inventory of the effects of Henry Kipp - National Archives

It is unknown where 1St Sgt. Kipp is buried or what was done with his body. If he had been buried at Fairfax Station he would have been dug up after the war and reburied in one of the National Cemeteries around Washington. Both Alexandria and Arlington National Cemeteries have been checked and he's not listed on their rolls. I suspect that his body had been returned to Pennsylvania, because the unit lost one soldier that was killed around the same time at Fairfax Station and his friends shipped back to home on the train.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bates, Samuel: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, Vol. X

Kipp, Henry: Service Records from the National Archives