Civil War Letter 1864 From Parents Trying To Get Their Son Out Of The Army
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Condition as seen. " One page handwritten double sided letter. From Frank and Mary Hamby, Lynn, Massachusetts, recipient unidentified, dated September 1, 1864. Letter regarding the forced enlistment of their 14 year old son John Charles Hamby into the Union Army detailing their attempts to find him in Boston and Salem and their son's subsequent journey from Gallops Island, Concord and Lebanon, New Hampshire. According to the letter, their son was forced to sign papers attest...ing that another man was his guardian and that his name was George Garnett, 5th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry. They conclude the letter by writing "...General Scholer have [written] to the A. I. General of the U. S. and if you wrote to try all your [influence] to get him back as the all say that he is to [sic] young to go into the Army...".
There was a George H Garnett enlisted into the famed 5th New Hampshire Vols in 1864 as a Substitute serving until 6/65 and being wounded at Farmville Va on 4/7/65. This is very possibly the young man being alluded to in the letter.
There was a George H Garnett enlisted into the famed 5th New Hampshire Vols in 1864 as a Substitute serving until 6/65 and being wounded at Farmville Va on 4/7/65. This is very possibly the young man being alluded to in the letter.
