Hugh Gaston
First Name: Hugh
Last Name: Gaston
Unit:
97th Indiana Infantry (Co. A)
Rank:
Corporal
Residence (County):
Greene County, IN
Biography:
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.
Authored Letters
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ID | Letter | Date | Author | Recipient | From | To |
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15490 | Gaston9 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Solsberry, Greene County, IN | ||
15480 | Gaston4 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Solsberry, Greene County, IN | ||
15477 | Gaston2 | October 22, 1862 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Louisville, Jefferson County, KY | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15479 | Gaston3 | November 24, 1862 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Memphis, Shelby 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 |
15491 | Gaston10 | May 31, 1863 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | La Grange, Fayette County, TN | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15493 | Gaston11 | June 12, 1863 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Chickasaw Bluff, Lauderdale County, TN | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15494 | Gaston12 | July 28, 1863 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | MS | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15495 | Gaston13 | August 9, 1863 | Hugh Gaston | Jane Steel | MS | Warren County, IL |
15496 | Gaston14 | August 15, 1863 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Solsberry, Greene County, IN | |
15498 | Gaston15 | September 2, 1863 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Camp Sherman, Tishomingo County | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15499 | Gaston16 | October 21, 1863 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Iuka, Tishomingo County, MS | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15500 | Gaston17 | November 11, 1863 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Winchester, Franklin County, TN | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15501 | Gaston18 | December 20, 1863 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Bridgeport, Jackson County, AL | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15503 | Gaston19 | January 15, 1864 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Scottsboro, Jackson County, AL | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15507 | Gaston21 | June 11, 1864 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston , William Gaston | Big Shanty, Cobb County, GA | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15508 | Gaston22 | June 23, 1864 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Big Shanty, Cobb County, GA | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15509 | Gaston23 | July 27, 1864 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Marietta, Cobb County, GA | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15510 | Gaston24 | August 7, 1864 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Marietta, Cobb County, GA | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15511 | Gaston25 | October 16, 1864 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Marietta, Cobb County, GA | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15512 | Gaston26 | November 9, 1864 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Solsberry, Greene County, IN | |
15514 | Gaston27 | January 17, 1865 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Lancaster County, SC | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15515 | Gaston28 | March 14, 1865 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Fayetteville, Cumberland County, NC | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
15516 | Gaston29 | March 29, 1865 | Hugh Gaston | Catherine Gaston | Goldsboro, Wayne County, NC | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |
Received Letters
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ID | Letter | Date | Author | Recipient | From | To |
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15504 | Gaston20 | April 20, 1864 | James H Gaston | Hugh Gaston | Scottsboro, Jackson County, AL | Solsberry, Greene County, IN |