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
Letters
ID | Letter | Date | Author | Recipient | From | To |
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15519 | Gaston32 | May 22, 1865 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Alexandria, Arlington County, VA | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15520 | Gaston33 | June 15, 1865 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Indianapolis, Marion County, IN | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15521 | Gaston34 | June 16, 1865 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Solsberry, Greene County, IN | |
15480 | Gaston4 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Solsberry, Greene County, IN | ||
15484 | Gaston5 | William Steel | Joseph Steel , Mary Steel | Warren County | ||
15486 | Gaston6 | February 22, 1863 | William Steel | Catherine Gaston , Joseph Steel | La Grange, Fayette County, TN | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15488 | Gaston7 | April 19, 1863 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Moscow, Fayette County, TN | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15489 | Gaston8 | May 15, 1863 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Moscow, Fayette County, TN | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15490 | Gaston9 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |