Hamilton, John

John Hamilton was born in Virginia around 1820 and served in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War. According to his service records, Hamilton worked as a laborer before he joined Company B of the 43rd USCT on February 25, 1864 in Meadville, Pennsylvania. His regiment participated in several engagements in Virginia during 1864, including the Battle of the Wilderness in May and the Battle of Petersburg in July. Hamilton was sent to a hospital in City Point, Virginia on August 14, 1864. Eventually Hamilton was transferred to Summit House, a general hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While Hamilton received permission for a furlough in March 1865, he was officially discharged on May 30 he. (By Don Sailer)
    Full name
    John Hamilton
    Place of Birth
    Birth Date Certainty
    Estimated
    Gender
    Male
    Race
    Black
    Sectional choice
    North
    Origins
    Free State
    Occupation
    Military
    Other
    Other Occupation
    Laborer
    Military
    Union Army
    How to Cite This Page: "Hamilton, John," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/index.php/node/34062.