This is the final of a two-part series sharing the history of Henry Giles, a Ray County slave who fought in the last battle of the Civil War. Ray County Genealogical Association (RCGA) member and historian Jarodd Stansberry presented the Giles family information. With the war over, Henry and others from the 62nd were given different duties around Brownsville, Texas. The men began speaking about wanting to continue their education and wanted to do the same for other free Black people in Missouri. First Lt. Richard Foster, who taught officers to read, wrote to his wife in March of 1865, saying that so far, 25 Black men of the regiment were in agreement to open a school and mill once back in Missouri. The 62nd, along with soldiers of the 65th Colored Infantry, began giving some of their money towards opening a school in Missouri “for the special benefit of free Blacks.” In Aug. 1865, Henry suffered a hernia and was moved to the Color Guard for the rest of his service. In Oct…