Hugh Gaston Civil War Letters, 1862-1875

Hugh Gaston Civil War Letters, 1862-1875, M 0833

Hugh Gaston was born 10 February 1830 to James and Margaret Gaston, three miles south of Newark, Indiana. He was one of eleven children in the family. He married Catharine Steel and they had nine children. He was a farmer and a resident of Solsberry, in Greene County, Indiana. In August 1862 Hugh enlisted as a corporal in Co. A, 97th Indiana Infantry.  Gaston went back to farming after the war, and died 8 November 1913 in Newark at his daughter Lillie’s home. 

Transcribed by Angela Stanley, May 2015

Proofed and corrected by M. Ellis, February 2016

Archive: 
Indiana Historical Society

Letters

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ID Letter Datesort ascending Author Recipient From To
15489 Gaston8 May 15, 1863 Hugh Gaston Catherine Gaston Moscow, Fayette County, TN Solsberry, Greene County, IN
15488 Gaston7 April 19, 1863 Hugh Gaston Catherine Gaston Moscow, Fayette County, TN Solsberry, Greene County, IN
15486 Gaston6 February 22, 1863 William Steel Catherine Gaston , Joseph Steel La Grange, Fayette County, TN Solsberry, Greene County, IN
15479 Gaston3 November 24, 1862 Hugh Gaston Catherine Gaston Memphis, Shelby County, TN Solsberry, Greene County, IN
15477 Gaston2 October 22, 1862 Hugh Gaston Catherine Gaston Louisville, Jefferson County, KY Solsberry, Greene County, IN
15474 Gaston1 August 24, 1862 J H Smith Jane Steel Rienzi, Alcorn County, MS Warren County, IL
15484 Gaston5 William Steel Joseph Steel , Mary Steel Warren County
15490 Gaston9 Hugh Gaston Catherine Gaston Solsberry, Greene County, IN
15480 Gaston4 Hugh Gaston Catherine Gaston Solsberry, Greene County, IN

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