During the early part of the Civil War, Higginson was a captain in the 51st Massachusetts Infantry from November 1862 to October 1864, when he was retired because of a wound received in the preceding August.
Higginson was a captain in the 51st Massachusetts Infantry from November 1862 to October 1864. This was during the early part of the Civil War. He was retired because of a wound. This wound was received in the preceding August.