1864-09-18 Letter from C H Hawks

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1864-09-18 Letter from C H Hawks

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Title: 1864-09-18 Letter from Carlton H. Hawks

Collection Number: MS 69-117

Scope and Content: Letter from Carlton Hawks to Samuel A. Babbitt dated September 18, 1864. In this letter, he discusses Darwin Babbitt's capture and reassures his parents that he is not dead.

Language: english

Type of Resource: text

Genre: correspondence

Digital Origin: reformatted digital

Subject: American Civil War

Subject: 5th Michigan Cavalry

Subject: Quartermaster Sergeant

Subject: prisoners

Subject: Union

Subject: Prisoners of War

Subject: Battle of Totopotomoy Creek

Subject Name: Babbitt, Samuel A.

Subject Name: Hawks, Carlton H.

Subject Name: Babbitt, Darwin H.

Inclusive Dates: September 18, 1864

Location of Originals: Archives of Michigan

Use Restrictions: Please contact the Archives of Michigan for permission to publish.

Access Restrictions: To preserve the original items, this collection is only available online.

Notes

Biography or Historical Note: Hawks, Carlton H. Exeter. Enlisted in company K, Fifth Cavalry, as Sergeant, Aug. 18, 1862, at Ann Arbor, for 3 years, age 22. Mustered Sept. 2, 1862. Promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant. Sergeant Major Dec. 25, 1864. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, company K, April 13, 1865. Mustered May 2, 1865. Commissioned First Lieutenant, company D, April 14, 1865. Mustered May 4, 1865. Mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., June 22, 1865. Babbitt, Darwin H. Ypsilanti. Enlisted in company K, Fifth Cavalry, Aug. 21, 1862, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered Sept. 2, 1862. Taken prisoner at Hawes' Shop, Va., May 28, 1864. Released Jan. 27, 1865. Mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., June 22, 1865.

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