John Hamilton
First Name: John
Last Name: Hamilton
Unit:
Co. M, 62nd Pennsylvania Infantry; Co. K, 91st Pennsylvania Infantry
Residence (County):
Beaver County, PA
Biography:
John Hamilton was the son of Isabelle Hamilton (b. ca. 1806) and the brother of James (b. ca. 1839), Mary (b. ca. 1842) and Isabelle A. Hamilton (b. ca. 1848). He cannot be located for certain in the 1860 Census, but a 14-year-old of that name was living in the household of a farmer named William Given in neighboring Beaver County, Pennsylvania. He was drafted and mustered into the Co. M, 62nd Pennsylvania Infantry on July 16, 1863, then was transferred to Co. K, 91st Pennsylvania Infantry in July 1864. John Hamilton was killed at the Battle of Hatcher’s Run, Virginia on October 28, 1864.
Authored Letters
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| ID | Letter | Date | Author | Recipient | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13997 | Hamilton9 | March 18, 1864 | John Hamilton | Friends of John Hamilton | Licking Creek, VA | Butler County, PA |
| 14000 | Hamilton10 | March 24, 1864 | John Hamilton | Friends of John Hamilton | Licking Creek, VA | Butler County, PA |
| 14001 | Hamilton11 | May 17, 1864 | John Hamilton | Friends of John Hamilton | Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA | Butler County, PA |
| 14002 | Hamilton12 | July 11, 1864 | John Hamilton | Isabelle Hamilton , Isabelle A. Hamilton | Petersburg, VA | Butler County, PA |
| 14003 | Hamilton13 | August 6, 1864 | John Hamilton | Isabelle Hamilton , Isabelle A. Hamilton | Petersburg, VA | Butler County, PA |
| 14004 | Hamilton14 | September 29, 1864 | John Hamilton | Isabelle Hamilton , Isabelle A. Hamilton | Petersburg, VA | Butler County, PA |
| 13996 | Hamilton8 | February 21, 1865 | John Hamilton | Isabelle Hamilton | Licking Creek, VA | Butler County, PA |
