Henry E. Herbert was born in Bennington (Wyoming County), New York, ca. 1832. He married Delia Brown (1840-1907); the couple would have two children. Herbert appears in the 1860 federal census as a farm laborer living in the Bergen (Genesee County), New York, home of Charles Brown with wife Delia and a young daughter. He enlisted for three years' service as a private in Batttery M, 1st Regiment, New York Light Artillery at Lockport, New York, on October 29, 1861, and mustered in with the battery the following day. He was promoted to corporal February 1, 1862; reenlisted February 6, 1864; reduced in rank April 29, 1864; and mustered out with the battery at Rochester, New York, on June 23, 1865. Following his service, the Herberts seem to have lived in Lockport for a few years; the 1866 city directory for Lockport lists him as a resident, and in the 1868 directory, his occupation is given as "melter." By 1870, the Herberts had moved to Bergen (Genesee County), New York; the 1870 federal census lists a 38-year-old farmer named Henry "Herbeck" living and farming in Bergen. Also listed in the household are Delia, 29; Carrie, 14; and William, 3. The Herberts continued to live in Bergen as late as 1892. On May 17, 1899, Henry Herbert was admitted to the Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers at Bath, New York. He died in Rochester, New York, on September 20, 1907, and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester.

Thomas Herbert was mustered in as a private with Battery M on October 14, 1861, and was promoted to sergeant the same day. He was discharged for disability at Washington, D. C. October 9, 1862. He died in Lockport, of wounds received in battle, on September 13, 1863.