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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15500 | Gaston17 | November 11, 1863 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Winchester, Franklin County, TN | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15499 | Gaston16 | October 21, 1863 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Iuka, Tishomingo County, MS | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15498 | Gaston15 | September 2, 1863 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Camp Sherman, Tishomingo County | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15496 | Gaston14 | August 15, 1863 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Solsberry, Greene County, IN | |
15495 | Gaston13 | August 9, 1863 | Hugh Gaston | Jane Steel | MS | Warren County, IL |
15494 | Gaston12 | July 28, 1863 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | MS | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15493 | Gaston11 | June 12, 1863 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Chickasaw Bluff, Lauderdale County, TN | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15491 | Gaston10 | May 31, 1863 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | La Grange, Fayette County, TN | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15474 | Gaston1 | August 24, 1862 | J H Smith | Jane Steel | Rienzi, Alcorn County, MS | Warren County, IL |