Henry B. Harshaw

Henry B. Harshaw
Top row, fifth from left
10th State Treasurer of Wisconsin
In office
January 3, 1887 – January 5, 1891
GovernorJeremiah McLain Rusk
William D. Hoard
Preceded byEdward C. McFetridge
Succeeded byJohn Hunner
Personal details
BornJune 14, 1842
Argyle, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 25, 1900(1900-12-25) (aged 58)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Cause of deathTongue cancer
Resting placeRiverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Professionlawyer
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service1861–1864
Rank2nd Lieutenant, USV
Unit2nd Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Henry Baldwin Harshaw (June 14, 1842 – December 25, 1900) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He was the 10th State Treasurer of Wisconsin. He served in the famed Iron Brigade of the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War and lost his left arm at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm. He is the namesake of Harshaw, Wisconsin.