Date Original
1862-1864
Description
This collection contains two letters written between 1862 and 1864 by George B. Hammond with postmarked envelopes and one letter written by an unknown soldier named Franklin. The collection also contains transcriptions of the letters.
Biographical/Historical Note
Little information is known about the two soldiers who wrote the letters in this collection. Both were written by Union soldiers during the Civil War while they were in Arkansas. From the content in the letters, George Benjamin Hammond was in the 25th Ohio Battery, 2nd Brigade Cavalry Division in the Union Army. He enlisted on August 24, 1861, and was discharged on December 12, 1865. Hammond married Helen J. Davis on August 8, 1869. The other letter in the collection is signed with the name "Franklin," but has no last name written. It is believed he may have been in the Iowa Cavalry.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; Ohio
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.178.003
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Union soldiers Civil War letters, SMC.178.003
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Union soldiers Civil War letters, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
