He was the only son of Henry Algernon du Pont and Mary Pauline Foster to live to maturity; by the time he was born, they had already buried five children.[2]. Night had now fallen and the battle was over…I was almost completely worn out mentally and physically…. Delaware is one of the 50 states of the United States, in the South-Atlantic or Southern region. Rank and organization: Captain, 5th U.S. After the war, Du Pont continued as a career officer until resigning on 1 March 1875.

pp. The monument is located at the end of Belle Grove lane, within sight of the house where the young general, husband and father had died.
He was again elected to the U.S. Senate in 1911. Born July 30, 1838 near Greenville, Delaware, Henry attended the University of Pennsylvania in 1855, before graduating first in his class at the United States Military Academy at West Point just after the beginning of the Civil War in 1861. "Henry Francis du Pont: Brief life of a passionate connoisseur: 1880-1969", "Henry Francis du Pont, 88, Dies; Art Collector and Horticulturist; Great-Grandson of Chemical Concern's Founder Set Up Winterthur Museum", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henry_Francis_du_Pont&oldid=974012734, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2015, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 20 August 2020, at 15:45. They had two children, Henry Francis du Pont and Louisa Evelina du Pont. Philip Sheridan, in the fall of 1864. ...abeth Du Pont De Nemours, Evelina Gabrielle Du Pont, Alfred Victor Philadelphe Du Pont, Eleuthera Du Pont, Sophie Madeleine Du Pont, Alex... Aug 8 1812 - New Castle County, Delaware, USA, Aug 8 1889 - New Castle County, Delaware, USA, Éleuthère Irénée EI du Pont de Nemours, Sophie Madeleine du Pont, Henry Algernon du Pont, William du Pont, Ellen Eugenia du Pont, ...iladelphe du Pont, Alexis Irénée du Pont, Eleuthera Smith, Victorine Elizabeth Bauduy, Evelina Gabrielle Bidermann, Sophie Madeleine du Pont, Éleuthère Irénée Du Pont De Nemours (Du Pont), Sophie Madeleine Du Pont (born Dalmas).

He graduated from there in 1829 and enrolled at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.
By early October he was serving as chief of artillery for the 8th Corps, commanding three batteries, totaling 16 cannon. The Box Scroll Garden, ca. Du Pont was asked by Jacqueline Kennedy to help oversee the renovation of the White House in 1961-1963. …in a traditional manner, and Henry du Pont (1812–89), who proved more vigorously enterprising. Its leaders chose to concentrate on the presentation and preservation of du Pont's antique collection, and the beautiful gardens and landscape of the estate. Ramseur and I had been on terms of most friendly intimacy during the four years we served together at West Point, and although his own surgeon and adjutant-general were present, he turned to me in his suffering and never relinquished his grasp of my hand until the anesthetic given to relieve his agony had rendered him unconscious, which condition continued until the end came.