Lt. Colonel Bainbridge's gravesite is located in the rotary near the entrance of the National Cemetery. It is a marble slab that covers the entire gravesite.
Text of the gravestone:
Lieut. Col. Henry Bainbridge
1st U. S. Infantry
Born in New York in 1803
Lost off Galveston
May 31st 1857
by the Burning of
the Steamer Louisiana
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A Christian Gentleman
A Brave Soldier
A Kind Friend
Requiescant in Pace
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A Major during the Mexican War, Henry Bainbridge was one of the 160 members of the Aztec Club - a group of officers that were part of the expeditionary force that captured Mexico City and formed a group much like the VFW of today.
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"Military History. --- Cadet at the Military Academy, Sep. 7, 1817, to July 1, 1821, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Bvt. Second Lieut., 3d Infantry, July 1, 1821.
Second Lieut., 3d Infantry, July 1, 1821.
Served: on frontier duty at Ft. Howard, Wis., 1821-22, --- Saginaw Bay, Mich., 1822-23, -- and Detroit, Mich., 1824, 1825-26; on Recruiting service (First Leiut., 3d Infantry, June 6, 1827)
1826-28, 1828-29; in garrison at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1829-30; on frontier duty on Red River, near Natchitoches, La., 1830-31, -- Ft. Towson, I. T., 1831-34, 1834-36, --- Camp Harkins, I. T., 1836,
(Captain, 3d Infantry, June 15, 1836)
Ft. Towson, I. T., 1836, -- Camp Sabine, La., 1836-37, -- and Ft. Jesup, La., 1837-38; on Recruiting service, 1838-40; in the Florida War, 1840-42; in garrison at Ft. Stansbury, Fla., 1843, -- and Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1843-44; on frontier duty at Ft. Jesup (Camp Wilkins), La., 1844-45; in Military Occupation of Texas, 1845-46; in the War with Mexico, 1846-47, being engaged in the Battle of Palo Alto, May 8, 1846, -- Battle of Resaca-dela-Palma, May 9, 1846, -- Battle of Monterrey, Sep. 21-23, 1846, where he was wounded in storming the enemy’s works, ---
(Bvt. Major, Sep. 23, 1846, for Gallant and Meritorious Conduct in the Several Conflicts of Monterey, Mex.)
Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9-29, 1847, -- Battle of Cerro Gordo,
(Major, 7th Infantry, Feb. 16, 1847)
Apr. 17-18, 1847, -- Skirmish of Ocalaca, Aug. 16, 1847, -- Battle of Contreras, Aug. 19-20-1847, -- Battle of Churubusco, Aug. 20, 1847, -- Battle of Molino-del-Rey, Sep. 8, 1847, -- and Assault and (Bvt. Lieut.-Col., Aug. 20, 1847, for Gallant and Meritorious Conduct in the Battles of Contreras and Churubusco, Mex.)
Capture of the City of Mexico, Sep. 13-14, 1847; on Recruiting service, 1847; in the War with Mexico, 1847-48; in garrison at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1848-49; in Florida Hostilities against the Seminole Indians, 1849-50; in garrison at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1850; on frontier duty at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., 1850, -- Ft. Gibson, I. T., 1851, --- San Antonio, Tex., 1851,
(Lieut.-Colonel, 1st Infantry, June 11, 1851)
--- March to the Rio Llano, Tex., 1851-52, --- Ft. Terrett, Tex., 1852-53, -- Ft. Duncan, Tex., 1853-54, -- Ft. Clark, 1854, 1854-55, -- Ft. Duncan, Tex., 1855, -- and Ft. McKavett, Tex., 1855-56; and on Court-Martial duty, 1856-57.
Perished, May 31, 1857, in the Burning of the Steamer Louisiana,
In Galveston Bay, Tex.: Aged 54."